The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting ForceThe 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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3 "Few of us came back to that barracks again," Frederic Martyn wrote of his draft
of legionnaires sent from Sidi-bel-Abbes to Tonkin in 1889. "Probably more than
half 'settled down' for ever in the jungles, swamps, and burial grounds of ...
3 "Few of us came back to that barracks again," Frederic Martyn wrote of his draft
of legionnaires sent from Sidi-bel-Abbes to Tonkin in 1889. "Probably more than
half 'settled down' for ever in the jungles, swamps, and burial grounds of ...
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Obviously the high command had to get them out of town, and promptly shipped
them up the river for two weeks of acclimatization training, which consisted
mainly of wading through rice paddies.54 Protestant pastor J. Pannier, sent to
Tonkin ...
Obviously the high command had to get them out of town, and promptly shipped
them up the river for two weeks of acclimatization training, which consisted
mainly of wading through rice paddies.54 Protestant pastor J. Pannier, sent to
Tonkin ...
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a combination of factors, which included ignorance of the military situation in
Tonkin, fear of a war with Japan over Korea, and an uprising in Chinese
Turkestan. However, the major fallout from the retreat from Lang Son was felt in
Paris, not ...
a combination of factors, which included ignorance of the military situation in
Tonkin, fear of a war with Japan over Korea, and an uprising in Chinese
Turkestan. However, the major fallout from the retreat from Lang Son was felt in
Paris, not ...
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Avis d'utilisateur - setnahkt - LibraryThingAuthor Douglas Porch is a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School; his other books relate to Mediterranean and North African military history. The French Foreign Legion is an excellently researched ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - MsMixte - LibraryThingProbably the book to read if one is interested in the French Foreign Legion. It's massive, though, so not exactly a beach read. Probably best for the military buff in the family. Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
Le Plus Beau Corps de France l | 1 |
Between Politics Diplomacy and the Cannon The Legion in Spain 18351839 | 22 |
The New Legion | 50 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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The French Foreign Legion: a complete history of the lengendary fighting force Douglas Porch Affichage d'extraits - 1991 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
13e DBLE 2e etranger Abd el-Kader Abd el-Krim Algeria Algiers appeared Arabs Armee d'Afrique artillery attack Azan barracks battalion battle became began believed Bernelle British Bugeaud camp campaign Captain Carlist caused cavalry Chinese Colonel colonial column combat command complained corps Dahomans Dahomey defense desertion despite discipline enemy enlisted especially fact fighting fire Flutsch force Foreign Legion fought France French army garrison German Grisot Herbillon Indochina infantry Jews Kemencei kepi killed lack Lamborelle large number Legion etrangere Legion officers legionnaires Lieutenant Lyautey Madagascar March Martyn mercenary Mexican military morale Moroccan Morocco Moslem mounted companies naires NCOs North Africa October operations paras Paris perhaps pied noir Poer political posts problems recruits RMLE Rollet Rosen Saint-Arnaud sent September sergeant served SHAT Sidi-bel-Abbes siege soldiers Souvenirs Spanish Sylvere tirailleurs Tonkin troops Tuyen Quang units veterans Viet Minh Vietnamese volunteers wounded wrote Zaatcha Zede zouaves
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force |
| Auteur | Douglas Porch |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1991 |
| Original provenant de | l'Université du Michigan |
| Numérisé | 11 août 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060166525, 9780060166526 |
| Longueur | 728 pages |
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