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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... perhaps recruitment to the Legion has been of a higher quality and service and discipline less brutalizing than has been commonly supposed . Or perhaps the act of enlistment was not necessarily one of desperation , but a search for ...
... perhaps recruitment to the Legion has been of a higher quality and service and discipline less brutalizing than has been commonly supposed . Or perhaps the act of enlistment was not necessarily one of desperation , but a search for ...
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... perhaps my hardest time in the Legion . I lost all count of time and did not care about anything , least of all what happened to me . I was hopeless and desperate . ” Even in garrison , there was nothing to do but " stare at sand and ...
... perhaps my hardest time in the Legion . I lost all count of time and did not care about anything , least of all what happened to me . I was hopeless and desperate . ” Even in garrison , there was nothing to do but " stare at sand and ...
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... perhaps that few officers made their decision on political grounds . De Gaulle's brief visit to the unit on June 30 was very low - key , even stiff , and certainly did not electrify the officers of the 13th . Adjudant - Chef Mary ...
... perhaps that few officers made their decision on political grounds . De Gaulle's brief visit to the unit on June 30 was very low - key , even stiff , and certainly did not electrify the officers of the 13th . Adjudant - Chef Mary ...
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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