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Author | : Martin Windrow |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2013-05-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472803744 |
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The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in Indochina, and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne operations. In the Legion itself there were some misgivings over the possible clash between the self-consciously exclusive 'para mentality', and the Legion's own very marked ésprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience.
Author | : Martin Windrow |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1985-09-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780850456295 |
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The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in the First Indochina War (1946), and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne operations. In the Legion itself there were some misgivings over the possible clash between the self-consciously exclusive 'para mentality', and the Legion's own very marked ésprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience.
Author | : Howard R. Simpson |
Publisher | : Potomac Books |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : 9781574882261 |
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A veteran of both the French and American wars in Vietnam provides the definitive account of this legendary band of airborne warriors
Author | : Yves Debay |
Publisher | : Histoire Et Collections |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9782913903067 |
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Originally announced as 2nd Foreign Legion Paratroop Regiment back in Fall of 2000, this book never came out.It is now available and readers will see unprecedented detail and information on one of France's premier special forces units.
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Release | : 1992 |
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Author | : Martin Windrow |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2013-08-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472805291 |
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Men of action and elite soldiers with a young and dynamic spirit, the French Foreign Legion are capable of doing their duty anywhere anytime. Martin Windrow's superb text examines the history of this famous force from the end of the Second World War onward. This first class addition to the Men-at-Arms series not only contains the usual wealth of accompanying photographs and illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Mike Chappell, but is extended by a further 16 pages, allowing the author to display the full range of his expert knowledge, including 11 pages devoted to uniforms.
Author | : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2016-04-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786462531 |
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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.
Author | : Martin Windrow |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2013-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472806409 |
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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 armour. 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.
Author | : James Wellard |
Publisher | : Boston : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Alex Lochrie |
Publisher | : Grub Street Publishers |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2009-11-19 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1848846967 |
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A soldier’s true story of danger and adventure as a modern-day legionnaire in Kuwait, Bosnia, and beyond. With no French language ability, Alex Lochrie approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and embarked on the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he and other prospective legionnaires were sent to Southern France to begin the harsh recruit training course. The mix of nationalities and backgrounds among his fellows was enormous. New members are traditionally allowed to change their identities—and Lochrie chose to alter his age, becoming twenty-eight instead of thirty-eight. Elite paratrooper training followed in Corsica before Lochrie earned his wings. The FFL is never far from the front line, and in this book he tells of challenging active service in former French colonies in Africa as well as during the first Gulf War, evicting Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, and operations in Bosnia and Sarajevo. This gripping account lifts the veil of mystery and myth, pulling you into the action—and revealing much about the realities of service in the Foreign Legion.