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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... hand - to - hand on the breaches , the combatants separated only by the bamboo palisades which crowned the defenses , " Dominé wrote in his diary.42 By dawn , repeated attacks had been driven off , but the Legion had lost another three ...
... hand - to - hand on the breaches , the combatants separated only by the bamboo palisades which crowned the defenses , " Dominé wrote in his diary.42 By dawn , repeated attacks had been driven off , but the Legion had lost another three ...
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... hand , were able to keep a firm grip on the population through both terror and persuasion . The French seldom could look for help there . Patrols tripped out over the paddies and jungles largely blind , often equipped with out - of ...
... hand , were able to keep a firm grip on the population through both terror and persuasion . The French seldom could look for help there . Patrols tripped out over the paddies and jungles largely blind , often equipped with out - of ...
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... hand over deserters to the French after legionnaires departing before the expiration of their contracts in 1948 convinced the local press that they would be shot if returned . " The view of the coast of Sumatra with its coconut palms ...
... hand over deserters to the French after legionnaires departing before the expiration of their contracts in 1948 convinced the local press that they would be shot if returned . " The view of the coast of Sumatra with its coconut palms ...
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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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