Voices of the Foreign Legion
Subtitle: the history of the world's most famous fighting corps
By: Adrian D. Gilbert
Publisher: Skyhorse Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781616080327
Subjects: France. Army. Foreign Legion; Juvenile literature; France. Armée. Légion étrangère; France
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Crossing the line; title: The power of tradition; title: Basic training; title: Into the legion; title: Barrack-room culture; title: The legion on campaign; title: Depression and desertion; title: An empire in Africa; title: The conquest of Indochina; title: The first World War : death in the trenches; title: The inter-war years; title: The second World War : a house divided; title: Tragedy in Vietnam; title: The end in Algeria; title: Post-colonial conflicts; title: Postscript.