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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... June 16 brought the problems of the Legion to a head . Already in April , friction between veterans and Russian “ Republicans ” had led to forty - two of the Russians being sent to the rear , apparently in disgrace . After protests ...
... June 16 brought the problems of the Legion to a head . Already in April , friction between veterans and Russian “ Republicans ” had led to forty - two of the Russians being sent to the rear , apparently in disgrace . After protests ...
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... June 5 when the battle was already lost , failed to turn in a stellar performance . ( Instead , they broke and ran near Sainte - Menehould on June 13.59 ) The 11 ° étranger was engaged almost from the opening attack , tenaciously ...
... June 5 when the battle was already lost , failed to turn in a stellar performance . ( Instead , they broke and ran near Sainte - Menehould on June 13.59 ) The 11 ° étranger was engaged almost from the opening attack , tenaciously ...
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... June 8-9 . Like the rest of the French army , the 21st joined the general retreat . Those left when the armistice was signed on June 22 were disarmed in Nancy and dispatched into captivity . Perhaps the biggest surprise of the campaign ...
... June 8-9 . Like the rest of the French army , the 21st joined the general retreat . Those left when the armistice was signed on June 22 were disarmed in Nancy and dispatched into captivity . Perhaps the biggest surprise of the campaign ...
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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1er étranger Abd el-Kader Abd el-Krim Algeria Algiers appeared Arabs Armée d'Afrique artillery attack Azan barracks battalion battle became began believed Bernelle Bugeaud camp campaign Captain Carlist caused cavalry Chinese colonial column combat command complained corps Dahomans Dahomey DBLE defense desertion despite discipline enemy enlisted especially étranger fact fighting fire Flutsch force Foreign Legion fought France French army garrison German Grisot guerre Herbillon Indochina infantry Jews Kemencei killed lack Lamborelle Lang Son large number Légion étrangère Legion officers legionnaires Lyautey Madagascar Martyn Mexican military morale Moroccan Morocco Moslem mounted companies naires NCOs North Africa operations paras Paris perhaps pied noir Poer political posts problems recruits regiment régiment de marche régiment étranger RMLE Rollet Rosen Saint-Arnaud sent September sergeant served SHAT Sidi-bel-Abbès soldiers Souvenirs Spanish Sylvère tirailleurs Tonkin troops Tuyen Quang units Viet Minh Vietnamese volunteers wounded wrote Zaatcha Zédé zouaves