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.…mehr
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.
Historian, writer and illustrator Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage is the author of numerous books. His interests include World War II and medieval and French history. He lives in Groningen, Netherlands.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. CREATION AND EARLY CAMPAIGNS OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION, 1831-1852 The Conquest of Algeria Spain, 1835-1838 A New Legion in Algeria, 1835-1857 2. THE FOREIGN LEGION AT THE TIME OF NAPOLÉON III, 1852-1871 Napoléon III Crimean War, 1854-1856 Kabylia, 1857 Italy, 1859 Mexico, 1862-1867 The Legion, 1867-1870 The Franco-Prussian War, 1870 3. COLONIAL CONQUESTS, 1872-1914 French Expansion The Legion in Algeria, 1872-1884 Indochina, 1883-1918 Dahomey and Sudan, 1892-1894 Madagascar, 1895 The Legion at the Turn of the 20th Century 4. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN WORLD WAR I, 1914-1918 Historical Background Composition of the Foreign Legion in 1914 First Battles, 1914-1915 Battles of the RMLE, 1916-1918 The Foreign Legion on Other World War I Fronts 5. THE FOREIGN LEGION BETWEEN WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II, 1918-1939 France in the Interwar Period Morocco The Legion at the Time of Lyautey The Rif War, 1925-1926 Syria, 1925 The Legion, 1926-1939 6. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945 The Foreign Legion in 1939 The Norwegian Campaign The Battle of France The Foreign Legion and the Vichy Regime The 13th DBLE in East Africa Syria Bir Hakeim Tunisia Italy The End of the War French Indochina in World War II 7. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN INDOCHINA, 1945-1954 Historical Background Warfare in Indochina The Foreign Legion in the Indochina War Main Legion Battles in Indochina De Lattre's Pacification Dien Bien Phu Aftermath 8. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN THE ALGERIAN WAR, 1954-1962 Historical and Political Background Military Aspects of the Algerian War The Legion in Algeria The Suez Crisis, 1956 The Battle of Algiers, 1957 Operations in the Sahara The Battle of the Frontier, 1957-1958 Challe's Plan The Putsch of April 1961 The End of the Algerian War 9. THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION FROM 1962 UNTIL TODAY The Legion After the War in Algeria Legion Interventions The Legion Today Appendix 1. Ranks and Units Appendix 2. The Legion's Song: "Le Boudin" Appendix 3. The Code of Honor Appendix 4. If You Want to Join the French Foreign Legion Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. CREATION AND EARLY CAMPAIGNS OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION, 1831-1852 The Conquest of Algeria Spain, 1835-1838 A New Legion in Algeria, 1835-1857 2. THE FOREIGN LEGION AT THE TIME OF NAPOLÉON III, 1852-1871 Napoléon III Crimean War, 1854-1856 Kabylia, 1857 Italy, 1859 Mexico, 1862-1867 The Legion, 1867-1870 The Franco-Prussian War, 1870 3. COLONIAL CONQUESTS, 1872-1914 French Expansion The Legion in Algeria, 1872-1884 Indochina, 1883-1918 Dahomey and Sudan, 1892-1894 Madagascar, 1895 The Legion at the Turn of the 20th Century 4. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN WORLD WAR I, 1914-1918 Historical Background Composition of the Foreign Legion in 1914 First Battles, 1914-1915 Battles of the RMLE, 1916-1918 The Foreign Legion on Other World War I Fronts 5. THE FOREIGN LEGION BETWEEN WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II, 1918-1939 France in the Interwar Period Morocco The Legion at the Time of Lyautey The Rif War, 1925-1926 Syria, 1925 The Legion, 1926-1939 6. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN WORLD WAR II, 1939-1945 The Foreign Legion in 1939 The Norwegian Campaign The Battle of France The Foreign Legion and the Vichy Regime The 13th DBLE in East Africa Syria Bir Hakeim Tunisia Italy The End of the War French Indochina in World War II 7. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN INDOCHINA, 1945-1954 Historical Background Warfare in Indochina The Foreign Legion in the Indochina War Main Legion Battles in Indochina De Lattre's Pacification Dien Bien Phu Aftermath 8. THE FOREIGN LEGION IN THE ALGERIAN WAR, 1954-1962 Historical and Political Background Military Aspects of the Algerian War The Legion in Algeria The Suez Crisis, 1956 The Battle of Algiers, 1957 Operations in the Sahara The Battle of the Frontier, 1957-1958 Challe's Plan The Putsch of April 1961 The End of the Algerian War 9. THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION FROM 1962 UNTIL TODAY The Legion After the War in Algeria Legion Interventions The Legion Today Appendix 1. Ranks and Units Appendix 2. The Legion's Song: "Le Boudin" Appendix 3. The Code of Honor Appendix 4. If You Want to Join the French Foreign Legion Bibliography Index
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