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In this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series, take to the skies with the flying aces of World War I
“Yippee! We’re going back to World War One!” said nobody ever—except maybe the Hangman.
When the Great War began in 1914, America had plans to stay out of it. But some young men were so eager to fight, they joined the French foreign legion. From deep in the mud and blood of the Western Front, these young volunteers looked to the sky and saw the future—the airplane.
The first American pilots to fight in World War One flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette).
This book is about that volunteer squadron. How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought—and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the Red Baron and his Flying Circus.
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all—if you dare!
Content warnings. "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" (poem by Alan
Seeger). "The Top Aces of World War I 1914-1918". Bibliography. Black-and-white
photographs. Map. Three-color artwork.Â
Title alpha Above the Trenches: Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #12
Level High-Interest Nonfiction Middle Plus
Pages Count 128
Genre Nonfiction
Topics World War, 1914-1918. France. United States. Aerial operations. Military air pilots. Regimental histories. Escadrille Lafayette. French Foreign Legion. Military aircraft.
Trim Size 7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Winter
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2023-11-13
JLG Release Date Feb 2024
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
High-Interest Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
High-Interest Nonfiction Middle Plus
High-Interest Nonfiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Nonfiction topics and approaches that will attract reluctant and avid readers alike.