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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... artillery . Opinion upon the worth of artillery in upper Tonkin was divided . One of the great drawbacks of artillery was that its presence required yet more porters - forty per piece ! The guns were lashed to frames made of two large ...
... artillery . Opinion upon the worth of artillery in upper Tonkin was divided . One of the great drawbacks of artillery was that its presence required yet more porters - forty per piece ! The guns were lashed to frames made of two large ...
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... artillery more from 1952 was because , thanks to the Ameri- cans , they actually had more artillery to fire . However , an increased dependency upon artillery did not translate into greater destructive capac- ity for the French ...
... artillery more from 1952 was because , thanks to the Ameri- cans , they actually had more artillery to fire . However , an increased dependency upon artillery did not translate into greater destructive capac- ity for the French ...
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... artillery shells that had taken out the command posts , thus making it impossible for the defense to coordinate covering artillery fire . The same " accident " occurred on the following night to a battalion of Algerians on Gabrielle ...
... artillery shells that had taken out the command posts , thus making it impossible for the defense to coordinate covering artillery fire . The same " accident " occurred on the following night to a battalion of Algerians on Gabrielle ...
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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