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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... Viet Minh in their highland bastions , although he attempted it by throwing a force at Hoa Binh in the mountains to the west of the Tonkin delta in late 1951 on the theory that this would cut Viet Minh north - south communications . In ...
... Viet Minh in their highland bastions , although he attempted it by throwing a force at Hoa Binh in the mountains to the west of the Tonkin delta in late 1951 on the theory that this would cut Viet Minh north - south communications . In ...
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... Viet Minh or for them- selves , or simply gave garbled or inaccurate translations . An April 1951 report complained that " Some I [ ntelligence ] O [ fficers ] place too much faith in their interpreters and have a tendency to give them ...
... Viet Minh or for them- selves , or simply gave garbled or inaccurate translations . An April 1951 report complained that " Some I [ ntelligence ] O [ fficers ] place too much faith in their interpreters and have a tendency to give them ...
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... Viet Minh from their bases near Saigon , deeper into the Plaine des Joncs and the forests . The increasing power of Viet Minh units caused the crab units to become more vulnerable in 1950 , and sent the high command looking for ways to ...
... Viet Minh from their bases near Saigon , deeper into the Plaine des Joncs and the forests . The increasing power of Viet Minh units caused the crab units to become more vulnerable in 1950 , and sent the high command looking for ways 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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