The French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9780786462537
ISBN-13 : 0786462531
Rating : 4/5 (531 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion by : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage

Download or read book The French Foreign Legion written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives the reader a straightforward and continuous survey of the history of the French Foreign Legion. By outlining the Legion's vicissitudes, victorious campaigns, epic marches, heroic and sometimes hopeless stands, dirtiest combats and dramatic defeats, but also by briefly placing the Legion back in the historical background of France, and by describing its development, organization, uniforms, equipments and weapons, the author hopes to dispel myths, and try to give a true and accurate picture of what the French Foreign Legion has been from 1831 until today. There are well-researched, detailed line drawings throughout.


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