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Rendezvous with Death
- Author
- David Hanna
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2016
- Run Time
- 7 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
I've a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year,
And I to my pledged word am true,
I shall not fail that rendezvous.
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- Author
- David Hanna
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Duration
- 7 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2016
- ISBN
- 9781515977780
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- History, European history, Special and elite forces, Military history, First World War
Synopsis
Before America joined World War I, a small group of Americans volunteered for the French Foreign Legion to help defeat the Central Powers. Historian David Hanna profiles seven of these volunteers: a poet, an artist, a boxer, a stunt pilot, a college student, a veteran of the Spanish American War, and an advertising executive. All seven men were united in courage; and some, like poet Alan Seeger, paid the ultimate sacrifice. Before he was killed in battle, Seeger penned the immortal words that inspired this book's title:I've a rendezvous with DeathAt midnight in some flaming town,When Spring trips north again this year,And I to my pledged word am true,I shall not fail that rendezvous.
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