The true story of the La Fayette squadron, Americans in the service of France

2024-04-08T14:10:28.224Z

Highlights: The true story of the La Fayette squadron, Americans in the service of France. Stéphane Bern tells an extraordinary epic at the heart of the Great War. What led these 38 Americans to fight for a nation that was not theirs? What impact did the action have on American opinion and the United States' entry into the war in 1917? To talk about it, Bern receives Maurin Picard, journalist, correspondent for Le Figaro in New York, and author of "The epic La. Fayette. A squadron of American volunteers in theService of France 1914-1918"

Stéphane Bern tells an extraordinary epic at the heart of the Great War, of young American aviators who flew, on their own will, to the aid of France during the First World War, while the United States had chosen to remain neutral in the conflict. Or the true story of the La Fayette squadron, of the Americans in the service of France...What led these 38 Americans to fight for a nation that was not theirs? What impact did the action of the members of the La Fayette squadron have on American opinion and the United States' entry into the war in 1917? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Maurin Picard, journalist, correspondent for Le Figaro in New York, and author of "The epic La Fayette. A squadron of American volunteers in the service of France 1914-1918" (Alisio).