Author: Douglas Porch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732393
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1117
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The French Foreign Legion is a complete, captivating study of the famed fighting force, from its inception in 1831 to modern times. Historian Douglas Porch chronicles the Legion’s involvement in Spain, Mexico, Indochina, Madagascar, WWI, Vietnam, and Algiers (to name a few) and delves into the inner workings of legionnaires and their captains. Known for draconian discipline and shrouded in mystery, the secrets of the Legion are guarded by those who have gained admittance into its elite society. In this thoroughly researched and impressive account, Porch reveals the mysteries surrounding a Legion of “unparalleled exoticism, pathos, and drama.”
Author: Douglas Porch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628732393
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1117
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The French Foreign Legion is a complete, captivating study of the famed fighting force, from its inception in 1831 to modern times. Historian Douglas Porch chronicles the Legion’s involvement in Spain, Mexico, Indochina, Madagascar, WWI, Vietnam, and Algiers (to name a few) and delves into the inner workings of legionnaires and their captains. Known for draconian discipline and shrouded in mystery, the secrets of the Legion are guarded by those who have gained admittance into its elite society. In this thoroughly researched and impressive account, Porch reveals the mysteries surrounding a Legion of “unparalleled exoticism, pathos, and drama.”
Author: David Jordan
Publisher: Amber Books
ISBN: 9781782748830
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The French Foreign Legion is one of the world's most elite--and mysterious--military forces. This compelling history reveals the reality behind the legendary unit, from the battle of Algeria to the war against terrorism. It explores the legionnaire's ascetic lifestyle, with firsthand accounts; dispels myths about joining the Legion; describes the recruitment and selection process; and discusses the soldiers' specialist training, tactical excellence, and superb equipment.
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786462537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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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: Walter Kanitz
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787205762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
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Heroic figures galloping across the loose sands of the Sahara, their flowing white kepis a symbol of the highest romance and adventure...or murderers and human derelicts, rejected by society and hunted by the police, seeking escape from prison in the ranks of the Légion Étrangère? Neither picture—so commonly held by the general public—is even partially accurate, writes Walter Kanitz. During World War II, Walter Kanitz fought with the Foreign Legion in Africa. He has done a vast amount of research and reading about the Legion, and has made every possible effort to check his facts. His book represents the first comprehensive and objective history of the French Foreign Legion since its inception in 1831 by the royal decree of Louis Philippe. For the better part of its history, the Foreign Legion, remote, fascinating, somewhat sinister, has been shrouded in mystery. It has been called everything from “Desert Carrion” to the “Legion of Beggars.” It was often said that “dogs bark when the Legion passes.” Yet, in battle, the Légionnaires are famed for a courage and heroism that knows no fear of death. They are considered by most professional soldiers to be, as a unit, the best fighting force in the world. When a new recruit applies for enlistment, he is made to wait 24 hours to reconsider his decision. The ranks are made up of men of all nationalities—Germans, Poles, Czechs, Slavs, Spaniards, Americans. It is the only army in existence today made up of mercenaries who have voluntarily signed to serve five years for the government of France. The discipline is harsh and the pay meager. The call to battle has taken Legion units from Mexico to Norway, from China to Morocco. Outside of battle, life consists of infinite boredom broken only by alcohol and an occasional woman. And yet, says ex-Legionnaire Kanitz, “Qu’importe, quand la Légion passe, que les chiens viennent aboyer après d’elle! Vive la Légion!”
Author: Douglas Porch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780333434277
Category : Främlingslegionen
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Author: Martin Windrow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1846037239
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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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: Roy C. Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780715392454
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Author: Roy Claude Anderson
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Author: U.s. Army Command and General Staff College
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500383657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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The French Foreign Legion is an integral part of the recently professionalized French regular army, yet outside of Europe and Asia, the organization remains an obscure and sometimes misunderstood entity with even some American military officers unaware of its existence. Many believed the Legion went the way of French imperialism after the country's defeat in the Algerian War in 1962. In those post-war years, however, the Legion shed its mercenary image through reorganization and real world operations and quietly rebuilt itself into a ready and relevant fighting force. This book summarizes the Legion's history, describes its current structure, and characterizes its place in the French military complex. In doing so, it shows that despite a rocky early history, a mercenary reputation, and recent obscurity, the French Foreign Legion has built and maintained a level of readiness and competency that is more than equal to that of other professional military organizations and it remains a vital component of the French military infrastructure.
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230570099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: History of the French Foreign Legion, List of Commanders of the French Foreign Legion, List of battles involving the French Foreign Legion, Non, je ne regrette rien, Camaron de Tejeda, Hohenlohe Regiment, Outpost in Morocco, List of Foreign Legionnaires, Le Fanion de la Legion, Le Boudin, Turenne rail accident, Regiments de marche de volontaires etrangers, Kepi Blanc, Mon legionnaire. Excerpt: The French Foreign Legion (French: ) is a unique military unit in the French Army established in 1831. The Legion was specifically created for foreign nationals wishing to serve in the French Armed Forces. Commanded by French officers, it is also open to French citizens, who amounted to 24% of the recruits as of 2007. The Legion is today known as an elite military unit whose training focuses not only on traditional military skills but also on its strong esprit de corps. As its men come from different countries with different cultures, this is a widely accepted solution to strengthen them enough to work as a team. Consequently, training is often described as not only physically challenging, but also extremely stressful psychologically. The French Foreign Legion was created by Louis Philippe, the King of the French, on 10 March 1831. The direct reason was that foreigners were forbidden to serve in the French Army after the 1830 July Revolution, so the Legion was created to allow the government a way around this restriction. The purpose of the Legion was to remove disruptive elements from society and put them to use fighting the enemies of France. Recruits included failed revolutionaries from the rest of Europe, soldiers from the disbanded foreign regiments, and troublemakers in general, both foreign and French. Algeria was designated as the Legion's home. The Legion was primarily used, as part of the Armee d'Afrique, to...
