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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... Afrique Armée Coloniale ALN Armée Métropolitaine Archives de la Légion étrangère , Aubagne French army units regularly stationed in North Africa White and native units which normally served in the French colonies other than North Africa ...
... Afrique Armée Coloniale ALN Armée Métropolitaine Archives de la Légion étrangère , Aubagne French army units regularly stationed in North Africa White and native units which normally served in the French colonies other than North Africa ...
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... North Africa must be confided almost uniquely to the loyalty of the Legion and the regiments of North African tirailleurs . Therefore , it is this loyalty that one must obtain and conserve intact . " 108 This proved a prophetic report ...
... North Africa must be confided almost uniquely to the loyalty of the Legion and the regiments of North African tirailleurs . Therefore , it is this loyalty that one must obtain and conserve intact . " 108 This proved a prophetic report ...
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... North Africa , and the subsequent role played by the 13o DBLE as a symbol of France's , and the Legion's , fighting spirit , it is ironic perhaps that few officers made their decision on political grounds . De Gaulle's brief visit to ...
... North Africa , and the subsequent role played by the 13o DBLE as a symbol of France's , and the Legion's , fighting spirit , it is ironic perhaps that few officers made their decision on political grounds . De Gaulle's brief visit to ...
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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