title: Jean Navarre: France's Sentinel of Verdun and the First French Fighter Pilots
author:  Jim Wilberg 
description: With aviation's rapid growth in the Great War came air combat and the beginning of fighter aviation. Jean Navarre became the archetypal fighter pilot, the first French ace of aces, who, together with other brave airmen, created fighter aviation. They were a legend in their own time, and this is their story. Format 8.5" by 11" page size.
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  Acknowledgment}
  I wish to express my gratitude to those who generously
  helped me color the mosaic of this novel with the tiles
  of their knowledge, expertise and memories.
  la a few instances where I felt it would enhance the
  narrative, I have taken literary license; but any factual
  errors aremy responsibility alone.
  My grateful thanks go to the following:
  In London:
  Ms. V. ShrubsaH, Air Historical Branch, British
  Ministry of Defense, for invaluable information on the
  Eagle Squadron, the group of American pilots who flew
  with the RAF before the United States entered World
  Warn.
  Earl Boebert, for additional material on the Eagle
  Squadron.
  In Paris:
  Andre Weil-Curiel, former Vice-Mayor of Paris, for
  helpful suggestions and recollections of Paris under the
  German occupation.
  Madame Chevaulet, Head Archivist for the Comédie
  Franc.aise, for allowing me access to her files on the
  history of the French t