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French Foreign Legion 1872–1914
Description
An illustrated history of 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.
Table of Contents
Algeria 1871–83
Tonkin (N.Vietnam): conquest 1882–85 – pacification 1886–1900
Madagascar: conquest 1896 – pacification 1896–1900
Algerian Desert 1890–1902
Moroccan Intervention: Casablanca 1907–08 – Fes 1911–12 – Eastern High Plains 1908–12
French Moroccan Protectorate 1912–14
Product details
| Published | Dec 20 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781849083270 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Colour plates; black & white illustrations. |
| Series | Men-at-Arms |
| Short code | MAA 461 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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