The French Foreign Legion
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780786432394
Subjects: France. -- Armée. -- Légion étrangère -- History
Description: "Outlines the Legion's victorious campaigns, epic marches, heroic and sometimes hopeless stands, dirtiest combats and dramatic defeats, briefly placing the Legion back in the historical background of France, and describes its development, organization, uniforms, equipments and weapons, to dispel myths and give an accurate picture of what the French Foreign Legion has been from 1831 until today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-244) and index.