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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... combat and fatigue.85 The question is , how far was Lentonnet's pride in his Algerians and his belief that they had been far more efficient than the legionnaires in Madagascar justified ? Statistics on losses in the campaign are often ...
... combat and fatigue.85 The question is , how far was Lentonnet's pride in his Algerians and his belief that they had been far more efficient than the legionnaires in Madagascar justified ? Statistics on losses in the campaign are often ...
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... combat , often after the most perfunctory training . The complaints were that Legion units were wooden , lacked maneuverability , were unaccustomed to infil- tration tactics , especially in heavily wooded terrain , and had little ...
... combat , often after the most perfunctory training . The complaints were that Legion units were wooden , lacked maneuverability , were unaccustomed to infil- tration tactics , especially in heavily wooded terrain , and had little ...
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... combat were ensured by the presence of a special breed of officers who understood them . because it is a heavy troop in combat which needs to be animated to maneuver the platoon commander must normally be an officer , for there are very ...
... combat were ensured by the presence of a special breed of officers who understood them . because it is a heavy troop in combat which needs to be animated to maneuver the platoon commander must normally be an officer , for there are very ...
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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