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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... called the practice of hiring foreign soldiers into ques- tion . At the same time , the growth of similar sentiments elsewhere gradu- ally reduced the number of foreigners available for recruitment . Switzerland remained the exception ...
... called the practice of hiring foreign soldiers into ques- tion . At the same time , the growth of similar sentiments elsewhere gradu- ally reduced the number of foreigners available for recruitment . Switzerland remained the exception ...
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... called the Battle of El Ghazalah won it praise for its discipline under fire , its aggressive mastery of the Jock columns , and the damage inflicted on the German and Italian tanks by Legion artillerymen . This , like the confron ...
... called the Battle of El Ghazalah won it praise for its discipline under fire , its aggressive mastery of the Jock columns , and the damage inflicted on the German and Italian tanks by Legion artillerymen . This , like the confron ...
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... called in General Massu . By January 1957 , the reputation as the elite of French forces that the paras had already tailored for themselves was approaching mythical pro- portions . Their heroic conduct in Indochina under a clutch of ...
... called in General Massu . By January 1957 , the reputation as the elite of French forces that the paras had already tailored for themselves was approaching mythical pro- portions . Their heroic conduct in Indochina under a clutch of ...
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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