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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... Algiers also contributed to low spirits . The sol- diers who originally had been bivouacked outside the town in early 1831 were pulled inside the walls for security . This had transformed Algiers into a besieged town , so Rovigo had hit ...
... Algiers also contributed to low spirits . The sol- diers who originally had been bivouacked outside the town in early 1831 were pulled inside the walls for security . This had transformed Algiers into a besieged town , so Rovigo had hit ...
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... ALGIERS MASSU'S PARAS HAD little time to brood , however , for they were ordered almost immediately to undertake what was to become one of the most publicized and controversial operations of the war - the Battle of Algiers . In January ...
... ALGIERS MASSU'S PARAS HAD little time to brood , however , for they were ordered almost immediately to undertake what was to become one of the most publicized and controversial operations of the war - the Battle of Algiers . In January ...
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... Algiers played a very important role in the formation of this political outlook , for , to borrow Lartéguy's imagery , it turned them from centurions into the praetorian guard of Algérie française . The spec- tacle of Massu , his jaw ...
... Algiers played a very important role in the formation of this political outlook , for , to borrow Lartéguy's imagery , it turned them from centurions into the praetorian guard of Algérie française . The spec- tacle of Massu , his jaw ...
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 |
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