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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... offered by officers that stripes were not awarded , but were merely " on loan . " The result was an NCO corps that was at best uneven , in which " chance has played such a role in their investiture that they do not all possess , it must ...
... offered by officers that stripes were not awarded , but were merely " on loan . " The result was an NCO corps that was at best uneven , in which " chance has played such a role in their investiture that they do not all possess , it must ...
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... offered a nautical challenge re- served only for experienced captains . In 1894 , Lyautey made the trip up the Cua Cam , across the Bamboo Canal to the Red River and Hanoi in fifteen hours . However , the commercial service took two ...
... offered a nautical challenge re- served only for experienced captains . In 1894 , Lyautey made the trip up the Cua Cam , across the Bamboo Canal to the Red River and Hanoi in fifteen hours . However , the commercial service took two ...
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... offered their services to France in World War I. The spectacle of foreign support certainly offered a welcome boost to French morale , espe- cially after the catastrophic early " Battles of the Frontiers , " and gave her the moral high ...
... offered their services to France in World War I. The spectacle of foreign support certainly offered a welcome boost to French morale , espe- cially after the catastrophic early " Battles of the Frontiers , " and gave her the moral high ...
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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