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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... battalion to full strength were subsequently organized in Algiers . A 5th Battalion was created at Perpignan on August 28 , 1840 , and by mid- September it numbered almost six hundred men . Canrobert , who helped to organize the 5th ...
... battalion to full strength were subsequently organized in Algiers . A 5th Battalion was created at Perpignan on August 28 , 1840 , and by mid- September it numbered almost six hundred men . Canrobert , who helped to organize the 5th ...
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... battalion had been caught up in an attack by Bavarian units . The battalion commander was killed in the eight hours of bitter house - to - house fighting that ensued . Dispersed , many of the legionnaires had not received the order to ...
... battalion had been caught up in an attack by Bavarian units . The battalion commander was killed in the eight hours of bitter house - to - house fighting that ensued . Dispersed , many of the legionnaires had not received the order to ...
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... battalion like a lemon to extract the maximum , to their own profit of course , " the inspector reported on January ... battalion whose operational strength is not 600 men is not a battalion . " Two - thirds of its legionnaires were new ...
... battalion like a lemon to extract the maximum , to their own profit of course , " the inspector reported on January ... battalion whose operational strength is not 600 men is not a battalion . " Two - thirds of its legionnaires were new ...
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