Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 284 McConnell, James R. (James Rogers) 1887 1917 Rockwell, Paul Ayres 1889 Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun Produced by Paul Hollander, Juliet Sutherland, Linton Dawe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun" by James R. McConnell is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The book recounts the experiences of American volunteers who joined the French aviation service during World War I, particularly focusing on the American Escadrille engaged in aerial combat at Verdun, one of the war's most significant battles. It offers insight into the valor and camaraderie of these pilots, as well as their motivations for joining the fight for liberty and justice in a foreign land. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the protagonist, Sergeant James R. McConnell, detailing his transition from ambulance driver to aspiring fighter pilot in the French Flying Corps. It captures McConnell's initial experiences at an aviation field where the realities of war feel distant yet are acutely present as he and his comrades prepare for flight missions over the front lines. Through vivid imagery and engaging accounts, McConnell sets the stage for the dramatic encounters that await him, providing a glimpse of both the camaraderie and peril faced by the American pilots as they navigate the challenges of aerial combat amidst the horrors of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations D501 Text World War I Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 171952 2025-07-03T09:42:07.185822 text/html 164369 2012-09-10T20:04:10 text/html 1535955 2025-07-03T09:42:14.389769 application/epub+zip 1535287 2025-07-03T09:42:10.765782 application/epub+zip 125817 2025-07-03T09:42:09.338811 application/epub+zip 1035826 2025-07-03T09:42:16.932741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1019896 2025-07-03T09:42:13.301791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224194 2022-09-04T03:57:31.573183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156967 2025-07-03T09:42:06.762827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156565 2012-09-10T20:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156557 2012-09-10T20:03:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20789 2025-07-03T09:42:17.067749 application/rdf+xml 23128 2025-07-03T09:42:09.896775 image/jpeg 4776 2025-07-03T09:42:09.642775 image/jpeg 61127 2012-09-10T20:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2039270 2012-09-10T20:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 61064 2012-09-10T20:08:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2155579 2025-07-03T09:42:07.239800 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia