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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... desertion was a continuation of the same quest for change . General Daudignac agreed that desertion was inherent in the nature of Legion recruitment , " troubled spirits , wanderers motivated by the taste for adventure , the thirst for ...
... desertion was a continuation of the same quest for change . General Daudignac agreed that desertion was inherent in the nature of Legion recruitment , " troubled spirits , wanderers motivated by the taste for adventure , the thirst for ...
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... Desertions in the mounted companies were especially galling because these were picked troops , and as they were mounted , they had the best chance of making good their escape . Legion desertion had become pervasive enough by the summer ...
... Desertions in the mounted companies were especially galling because these were picked troops , and as they were mounted , they had the best chance of making good their escape . Legion desertion had become pervasive enough by the summer ...
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... desertion . Desertion was endemic in the Legion , as it had been in the mercenary armies of eighteenth - century Europe . Outside of the Legion , and especially outside of France , desertion has been interpreted as an in- dictment of ...
... desertion . Desertion was endemic in the Legion , as it had been in the mercenary armies of eighteenth - century Europe . Outside of the Legion , and especially outside of France , desertion has been interpreted as an in- dictment of ...
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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