"The Foreign Legion was raised in 1831 to replace some of the French troops who were being decimated by disease during the unpopular Algerian expedition launched the previous year. At first treated as little better than a labour corps (and actually handed over to Spain in 1835),…
In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. Herein, Horne's narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions to form a major contribution to our understanding of the cris…
This is a very rare and fascinating account of life as a modern day Legionnaire. The author describes how, with no French language ability, he approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he…
This is a very rare and fascinating account of life as a modern day Legionnaire. The author describes how, with no French language ability, he approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he…
This is a very rare and fascinating account of life as a modern day Legionnaire. The author describes how, with no French language ability, he approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he…
