As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a
period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia
and Africa. By the turn of the century much of north, west and central
Africa was under French control. In order to police all of these
territories, the French needed an army and so the French Foreign
Legion was born. In this book, world-renowned Legion expert Martin
Windrow analyses what it would have been like to be a member of the
French Foreign Legion and how the experience, equipment, tactics and
training of the Legion developed in the 80 years between their
foundation and the outbreak of the First World War. He investigates
their glory years in North Africa and Indochina, and draws extensively
on memoirs from two British legionnaires, peppering the text with
extraordinary first-hand accounts of the French Foreign Legion.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781849089401
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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