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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... Moroccan losses had been estimated at over 100 men . Still , the French had been utterly surprised even though they knew they were in the presence of a superior force . Their failure to secure the high ground above the camp with ...
... Moroccan losses had been estimated at over 100 men . Still , the French had been utterly surprised even though they knew they were in the presence of a superior force . Their failure to secure the high ground above the camp with ...
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... Moroccans had been badly mauled at Bou Denib in May , they had not yet been so badly defeated that they had given up ... Moroccan viewpoint , however , it proved to be a mistake . Assaults upon the Ksar of Bou Denib , newly fortified and ...
... Moroccans had been badly mauled at Bou Denib in May , they had not yet been so badly defeated that they had given up ... Moroccan viewpoint , however , it proved to be a mistake . Assaults upon the Ksar of Bou Denib , newly fortified and ...
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... Moroccans , according to Barret , and when his unit was sent to reinforce the Moroccan garrison at Khenifra after a French column of over three hundred men had been mas- sacred there , 26 " I remember how sick I felt when I saw that the ...
... Moroccans , according to Barret , and when his unit was sent to reinforce the Moroccan garrison at Khenifra after a French column of over three hundred men had been mas- sacred there , 26 " I remember how sick I felt when I saw that the ...
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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