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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... British army boycotted Evans , forcing him to recruit four hundred officers from among a rabble of mercenaries and ... British Legion into something resembling a military force , even without the added difficulties of Spanish ...
... British army boycotted Evans , forcing him to recruit four hundred officers from among a rabble of mercenaries and ... British Legion into something resembling a military force , even without the added difficulties of Spanish ...
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... British and unfortunately of certain French . " The delivery of the Spanish legionnaires , " yesterday's brothers in combat , " to the British police was the last straw for Mary , who reasoned that they had no right to call upon ...
... British and unfortunately of certain French . " The delivery of the Spanish legionnaires , " yesterday's brothers in combat , " to the British police was the last straw for Mary , who reasoned that they had no right to call upon ...
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... British positions , and ran into Bir Hacheim . An attack by Italian tanks early on the morning of May 27 was stopped cold , at a cost to the assailants of thirty - two tanks lost and ninety - one prisoners . " All the men and especially ...
... British positions , and ran into Bir Hacheim . An attack by Italian tanks early on the morning of May 27 was stopped cold , at a cost to the assailants of thirty - two tanks lost and ninety - one prisoners . " All the men and especially ...
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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