world war one
The Lafayette Flying Corps, Volume 2
Volume II of this two volume chronicle tells the story of the American volunteer pilots who served in the French Army’s Lafayette Escadrille (or squadron) during the First World War. The volumes include pilot biographies, photos, and several illustrations. It was written by Escadrille volunteer pilots James Norman Hall and Charles Bernard Nordhoff. The two men formed a successful writing partnership after the war that included works such as the well-known novel Mutiny on the Bounty, published in 1932.
The Lafayette Flying Corps, Volume I
Volume I of this two volume chronicle tells the story of the American volunteer pilots who served in the French Army’s Lafayette Escadrille (or squadron) during the First World War. The volumes include pilot biographies, photos, and several illustrations. It was written by Escadrille volunteer pilots James Norman Hall and Charles Bernard Nordhoff. The two men formed a successful writing partnership after the war that included works such as the well-known novel Mutiny on the Bounty, published in 1932.
Natural Tangents
Lithuanian Day
After the end of WWI, many small European and Baltic states declared their independence. In 1918, Lithuania became an independent nation. The 1939 World’s Fair in New York City had over 60 international pavilions, giving many of these newly independent countries the opportunity to assert their nationhood and culture. Each day at the fair was a special theme day and September 10, 1939 was declared Lithuania Day.
