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French Foreign Legion 1831–71
Language: en
Pages: 52
Authors: Martin Windrow
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-15 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Concluding his bestselling series on the French Foreign Legion, Martin Windrow explores the formation and development of the Legion during its 'first generation
French Foreign Legion 1872–1914
Language: en
Pages: 49
Authors: Martin Windrow
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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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 ex
French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872–1914
Language: en
Pages: 50
Authors: René Chartrand
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-23 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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France's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defence Metr
French Foreign Légionnaire 1890–1914
Language: en
Pages: 130
Authors: Martin Windrow
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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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
The French Foreign Legion
Language: en
Pages: 255
Authors: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Categories: History
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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, victorio