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The Lafayette Escadrille: The American Volunteers Who Flew For France in World War One - Miniseries

A two-part documentary that shares the service and sacrifice of the young Americans who volunteered in a time of global crisis to defend the principles of liberty and democracy, and chronicles the toll paid by America’s first combat aviators.

Top Cast

  • Darroch Greer

    Darroch Greer

    Self - Narrator (voice)

Overview

A two-part documentary that shares the service and sacrifice of the young Americans who volunteered in a time of global crisis to defend the principles of liberty and democracy, and chronicles the toll paid by America’s first combat aviators.

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