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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... defense of France , even an essential one . That sense of constituting a vital component in France's defense was only increased in 1859 , when the Legion was recalled to Europe to fight with the French army against the Austrians in ...
... defense of France , even an essential one . That sense of constituting a vital component in France's defense was only increased in 1859 , when the Legion was recalled to Europe to fight with the French army against the Austrians in ...
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... defense of the capital , and many women scurried away toward the southeast , their belongings balanced precariously upon their heads . Yet it appeared as if the defense of Tananarive would be purely pro forma . As the legionnaires ...
... defense of the capital , and many women scurried away toward the southeast , their belongings balanced precariously upon their heads . Yet it appeared as if the defense of Tananarive would be purely pro forma . As the legionnaires ...
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... defense . Fur- thermore , the inexperienced eyes of European troops were unable to dis- tinguish friend from foe amidst the swirl of native horsemen the enemy simply mixed in with the goum and in this way were able to reach their ...
... defense . Fur- thermore , the inexperienced eyes of European troops were unable to dis- tinguish friend from foe amidst the swirl of native horsemen the enemy simply mixed in with the goum and in this way were able to reach their ...
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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