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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... position . They succeeded , but lost it to a strong Russian counterattack . The artillery on both sides then got into the act . Over the next two days , the position changed hands five times before the French finally claimed it , but at ...
... position . They succeeded , but lost it to a strong Russian counterattack . The artillery on both sides then got into the act . Over the next two days , the position changed hands five times before the French finally claimed it , but at ...
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... position to the west : " We had nothing to stop such a manoeuvre . We would have needed field artillery . . . . We ... position , and as the Germans advanced cautiously to occupy the positions of the second bat- talion , which had ...
... position to the west : " We had nothing to stop such a manoeuvre . We would have needed field artillery . . . . We ... position , and as the Germans advanced cautiously to occupy the positions of the second bat- talion , which had ...
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... position , believing it to be an Italian fortress.39 As the enemy had obviously decided to bypass the defenses and strike in the British rear , General Koenig ran slash and burn raids against Rommel's overstretched supply lines as they ...
... position , believing it to be an Italian fortress.39 As the enemy had obviously decided to bypass the defenses and strike in the British rear , General Koenig ran slash and burn raids against Rommel's overstretched supply lines as they ...
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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