It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion. Though initially conceived in 1831 as a means of drafting recently discharged foreign soldiers to Algeria, the Legion has developed into a sophisticated force of motorized infantry, airborne troops and light armor. In this book, acclaimed French Army expert Martin Windrow examines the history and uniforms of the French Foreign Legion, from its service in the Carlist War of 1835-36 to World War II and beyond, debunking many of the prevalent myths surrounding this formidable force.…mehr
It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion. Though initially conceived in 1831 as a means of drafting recently discharged foreign soldiers to Algeria, the Legion has developed into a sophisticated force of motorized infantry, airborne troops and light armor. In this book, acclaimed French Army expert Martin Windrow examines the history and uniforms of the French Foreign Legion, from its service in the Carlist War of 1835-36 to World War II and beyond, debunking many of the prevalent myths surrounding this formidable force.
Martin Windrow is an English military historian and a long-time commissioning and art editor for Osprey Publishing. He is the author of numerous books of military history, including The Last Valley, a distinguished history of the French defeat in Vietnam. He lives in the Sussex Downs country of southern England.
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Introduction · The Old Legion · Spain and the Carlist War 1835-8 · Algeria 1837-54 · The Crimea 1854-6 · The Reduction of Kabylia · Italy 1859 · Mexico 1863-7 · France and Algeria 1867-82 · Indo-China 1883-95 · Dahomey and the Sudan 1892 · Madagascar 1895 · North Africa 1890-1914 · The First World War · Africa 1918-39 · Syria · The Second World War · Indo-China 1941-54 · Algeria · The Legion Today · Colour plate commentary
Introduction · The Old Legion · Spain and the Carlist War 1835-8 · Algeria 1837-54 · The Crimea 1854-6 · The Reduction of Kabylia · Italy 1859 · Mexico 1863-7 · France and Algeria 1867-82 · Indo-China 1883-95 · Dahomey and the Sudan 1892 · Madagascar 1895 · North Africa 1890-1914 · The First World War · Africa 1918-39 · Syria · The Second World War · Indo-China 1941-54 · Algeria · The Legion Today · Colour plate commentary
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