The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting ForceThe 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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By the last week in August, the volunteers began to report in national groups to
the Hotel des Invalides on the Left Bank, where they were given a physical and
signed their enlistment papers. According to Blaise Cendrars, who reported on ...
By the last week in August, the volunteers began to report in national groups to
the Hotel des Invalides on the Left Bank, where they were given a physical and
signed their enlistment papers. According to Blaise Cendrars, who reported on ...
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This began a stampede to be released or transferred from the Legion, which, as
will be seen, reached the point of mutiny in some units of foreign volunteers by
the summer of 1915. "Every man was finding fault, grumbling, making all the ...
This began a stampede to be released or transferred from the Legion, which, as
will be seen, reached the point of mutiny in some units of foreign volunteers by
the summer of 1915. "Every man was finding fault, grumbling, making all the ...
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Therefore, some volunteers never tasted the delights, however brief, of freedom
following the armistice, but were simply told that they were demobilized but
interned. Labor camps, known as groupements de travailleurs etrangers or GTE,
were ...
Therefore, some volunteers never tasted the delights, however brief, of freedom
following the armistice, but were simply told that they were demobilized but
interned. Labor camps, known as groupements de travailleurs etrangers or GTE,
were ...
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Avis d'utilisateur - setnahkt - LibraryThingAuthor Douglas Porch is a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School; his other books relate to Mediterranean and North African military history. The French Foreign Legion is an excellently researched ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - MsMixte - LibraryThingProbably the book to read if one is interested in the French Foreign Legion. It's massive, though, so not exactly a beach read. Probably best for the military buff in the family. Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
Le Plus Beau Corps de France l | 1 |
Between Politics Diplomacy and the Cannon The Legion in Spain 18351839 | 22 |
The New Legion | 50 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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The French Foreign Legion: a complete history of the lengendary fighting force Douglas Porch Affichage d'extraits - 1991 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force |
| Auteur | Douglas Porch |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1991 |
| Original provenant de | l'Université du Michigan |
| Numérisé | 11 août 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060166525, 9780060166526 |
| Longueur | 728 pages |
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