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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... posts which , acting aggressively , would even- tually spread to control the surrounding countryside like an “ oil spot . ” It was also apparent , as Bugeaud had discovered a half - century earlier in Algeria , that he needed to control ...
... posts which , acting aggressively , would even- tually spread to control the surrounding countryside like an “ oil spot . ” It was also apparent , as Bugeaud had discovered a half - century earlier in Algeria , that he needed to control ...
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... posts , and scattered his troops over the countryside to control the population . By January 1954 , 82,470 troops were immobilized behind the wire of 920 posts in the Tonkin delta alone , to control Viet Minh forces estimated at only ...
... posts , and scattered his troops over the countryside to control the population . By January 1954 , 82,470 troops were immobilized behind the wire of 920 posts in the Tonkin delta alone , to control Viet Minh forces estimated at only ...
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... posts with virtually no equipment , because its ranks were well supplied with skilled artisans . The " POW " system was vital for the life of the posts , for they carried out many of the fatigue and building duties . A commission ...
... posts with virtually no equipment , because its ranks were well supplied with skilled artisans . The " POW " system was vital for the life of the posts , for they carried out many of the fatigue and building duties . A commission ...
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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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