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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A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force Douglas Porch. of it , he had no reason to worry . After all , his force was almost a quarter as large as that sent against Constantine in 1837 , and Zaatcha was a mere fly - speck ...
A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force Douglas Porch. of it , he had no reason to worry . After all , his force was almost a quarter as large as that sent against Constantine in 1837 , and Zaatcha was a mere fly - speck ...
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... force , ignoring the most elementary notions of security , was ambushed outside of Hanoi . When news of the events in Hanoi reached Paris , the Chamber of Deputies voted five and one half million francs to support operations in Tonkin ...
... force , ignoring the most elementary notions of security , was ambushed outside of Hanoi . When news of the events in Hanoi reached Paris , the Chamber of Deputies voted five and one half million francs to support operations in Tonkin ...
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... force of around 2,700 men , with about an equal number of porters , leaving a reserve of around 900 men at Porto Novo . At the same time , he sent a diversionary force of two companies of Senegalese to march from Grand Popo on the south ...
... force of around 2,700 men , with about an equal number of porters , leaving a reserve of around 900 men at Porto Novo . At the same time , he sent a diversionary force of two companies of Senegalese to march from Grand Popo on the south ...
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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