The Raf S French Foreign Legion
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The Raf S French Foreign Legion
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Author : G H Bennett
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-06-30
The Raf S French Foreign Legion written by G H Bennett and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-30 with History categories.
An examination of the relationship between the Royal Air Force and the French Fighter pilots who flew for the RAF during WWII.
The Making Of A Legionnaire
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Author : Bill Parris
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Making Of A Legionnaire written by Bill Parris and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with History categories.
A British soldier reveals what it takes to serve in the elite French Foreign Legion Penniless, divorced and AWOL from the British forces, Bill Parris volunteered for the French Foreign Legion in the early 1980s. Unlike many British volunteers to the Legion, Bill did not desert. He endured a horrendous training regime and, despite a fear of heights (!) joined the elite Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment. This is more than a war story - it is a personal journey too, as Bill comes to terms with his own inner demons. His five years' service included brutal combat in Rwanda and Chad, events that still trigger nightmares. But he emerged as a man at peace with himself, and with a story to tell.
The History Of The French Foreign Legion
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Author : David Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 2005
The History Of The French Foreign Legion written by David Jordan and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
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.
The French Foreign Legion
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Author : Douglas Boyd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-03-31
The French Foreign Legion written by Douglas Boyd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with categories.
What attracts men from 136 different nations to embrace the harsh military code of an army that requires them to lay down their lives for a country not their own, if ordered to do so by politicians whose language many of them hardly speak? Douglas Boyd's history of the Legion answers that question, with fifteen historic photographs and eleven battle/campaign maps. Founded in 1831 to fight France's colonial wars without spilling French blood, this mysterious army is today a world-class fighting force. Training is so tough that five recruits out of six are rejected, never to wear the coveted white kepi. This is a world where fact exceeds the wildest fiction: men fighting literally to the last bullet at Camarón in Mexico in 1863; cooks and clerks with no parachute training volunteering to be dropped into beleaguered Dien Bien Phu in 1954 with the intention of dying beside their comrades; the paras who mutinied in Algeria to bring down the government of France; the heroes who dropped on Kolwezi to rescue thousands of European hostages. Praise for The French Foreign Legion 'A tight and fascinating history of the nearly two centuries of the Legion's activities.' - Brig Anthony Hunter-Choat (UK's senior ex-legionnaire) Perhaps the greatest praise of the book is the fact that legionnaires liked this history of their incredible army so much that they elected author Douglas Boyd an honorary ex-legionnaire. RAF Russian linguist, international businessman, music impresario, BBC Television Producer/Director, Douglas Boyd has been writing full-time since setting up home in a medieval farmhouse in south-west France thirty-five years ago. His published fiction and non-fiction, translated into many languages, includes three novels set against a Legion background: The Eagle and the Snake, The Truth and the Lies, The Honour and the Glory. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
The French Foreign Legion
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Author : Erwan Bergot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The French Foreign Legion written by Erwan Bergot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with History categories.
The French Foreign Legion
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Author : Martin Windrow
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-09-20
The French Foreign Legion written by Martin Windrow and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-20 with History categories.
It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion. Though initially conceived in 1831 as a means of drafting recently discharged foreign soldiers to Algeria, the Legion has developed into a sophisticated force of motorized infantry, airborne troops and light armour. In this book, acclaimed French Army expert Martin Windrow examines the history and uniforms of the French Foreign Legion, from its service in the Carlist War of 1835-36 to World War II and beyond, debunking many of the prevalent myths surrounding this formidable force.
Algerian War And The French Army 1954 62
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Author : Martin S. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2002-08-21
Algerian War And The French Army 1954 62 written by Martin S. Alexander and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-21 with History categories.
The Algerian War 1954-62 was one of the most prolonged and violent examples of decolonization. At times horribly savage, it was an undeclared war in the sense that no formal declaration of hostilities was ever made. Bringing to an end one hundred and thirty two years of French rule, the Algerian struggle caused the fall of six French prime ministers, the collapse of the Fourth Republic and expulsion of one million French settlers. This volume, bringing together leading experts in the field, focuses on one of the key actors in the drama - the French army. They show that the Algerian War was just as much about conflicts of ideas, beliefs and loyalties as it was about simple military operations. In this way, the collection goes beyond polemic and recrimination to explore the many and varied nuances of what was one of the historically most important of the grand style colonial wars.
French Foreign Legion Paratroops
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Author : Martin Windrow
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-05-20
French Foreign Legion Paratroops written by Martin Windrow and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-20 with History categories.
The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in Indochina, and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne operations. In the Legion itself there were some misgivings over the possible clash between the self-consciously exclusive 'para mentality', and the Legion's own very marked ésprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience.
The French Foreign Legion
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Author : John Laffin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The French Foreign Legion written by John Laffin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
March Or Die
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Author : Tony Geraghty
language : en
Publisher: Fontana Press
Release Date : 1987
March Or Die written by Tony Geraghty and has been published by Fontana Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.