The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting ForceHarperCollins Publishers, 1991 - 728 pages The legend of Beau Gaste and the hell-raising, hard-drinking, long-suffering, loyal Legionnaires has been immortalized by countless novels and Hollywood movies. Here Douglas Porch examines the Legion myth and goes beyond it to explore the Legion's mystique and describe its performance from its founding in 1831 to today. 32 pages of halftones; maps; index. |
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... Algeria's eastern Mediterranean coast . Also , the political crackdown fell most heavily upon moderate Moslems who were most likely to come to some sort of compromise with Paris . While the number of Moslems killed during the repression ...
... Algeria's eastern Mediterranean coast . Also , the political crackdown fell most heavily upon moderate Moslems who were most likely to come to some sort of compromise with Paris . While the number of Moslems killed during the repression ...
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... Algeria ; Algerian War of 1954-1961 Allied liberation of , 493 , 499–502 , 503 , 526 Armée Coloniale , 251 , 294 ... Algeria , see Algeria ; Algerian War of 1954 to 1961 in Algiers , see Algiers , Algeria after Allied invasion of North ...
... Algeria ; Algerian War of 1954-1961 Allied liberation of , 493 , 499–502 , 503 , 526 Armée Coloniale , 251 , 294 ... Algeria , see Algeria ; Algerian War of 1954 to 1961 in Algiers , see Algiers , Algeria after Allied invasion of North ...
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... Algeria , 569 in Indochina , 513-14 , 531 , 536 , 547 , 548 , 561 in Rif War , 398 , 399 Sergent , Pierre , 156 , 533 , 574 , 600-605 , 607 , 609 , 612 , 613 Sergent X , 434 Seriana , Algeria , 102-3 Seroka , Joseph , 95 Service de ...
... Algeria , 569 in Indochina , 513-14 , 531 , 536 , 547 , 548 , 561 in Rif War , 398 , 399 Sergent , Pierre , 156 , 533 , 574 , 600-605 , 607 , 609 , 612 , 613 Sergent X , 434 Seriana , Algeria , 102-3 Seroka , Joseph , 95 Service de ...
Table des matières
Le Plus Beau Corps de France | 1 |
Between Politics Diplomacy and the Cannon The Legion in Spain 18351839 | 22 |
The New Legion | 50 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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