The History of the French Foreign Legion from 1831 to the Present Day
Publisher: Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Published: June 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781862272958
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Algeria; France; 20th century; 21st century; c 1800 to c 1900; Science/Mathematics
Description: This text presents a a fascinating journey into a military unit which is unique in the history of men-at-arms - the French Foreign Legion. It reveals the facts and reality behind this unit and its history in combat is descibed in full from its use in the conquest of Algeria in the 1840s to its role in the war against terrorism today.