French Foreign Legion 1872–1914

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Del 461 i serien Men-at-Arms

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Beskrivning

This volume covers the classic 'Beau Geste' period, of the French Foreign Legion when the corps was expanded during the most dynamic years of French imperial expansion. Legion battalions fought in the deserts and mountains of southern Algeria and Morocco, as well as in the jungles of North Vietnam, West Africa and Madagascar. Their varied uniforms and equipments for each period and theatre are illustrated and examined. Written by a leading expert on the French Foreign Legion, this is a colourful introduction to the period when the Legion forged their legendary fighting reputation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-07-10
Mått:184 x 248 x 5 mm
Vikt:200 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Men-at-Arms
Antal sidor:48
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Chappell, Mike
ISBN:9781849083263

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Martin Windrow is a series editor at Osprey and an authority on the French Foreign Legion. In 2004 his major study The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam was published to critical acclaim in Britain and the USA.Mike Chappell retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He has written and illustrated many books for Osprey.

Innehållsförteckning

The Legion following the Franco-Prussian WarAlgeria 1871–83Tonkin (N.Vietnam): conquest 1882–85 – pacification 1886–1900Madagascar: conquest 1896 – pacification 1896–1900Algerian Desert 1890–1902Moroccan Intervention: Casablanca 1907–08 – Fes 1911–12 – Eastern High Plains 1908–12French Moroccan Protectorate 1912–14