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As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia and Africa.
By the turn of the century much of north, west and central Africa was under French control. In order to police all of these territories, the French needed an army and so the French Foreign Legion was born. In this book, world-renowned Legion expert Martin Windrow analyses what it would have been like to be a member of the French Foreign Legion and how the experience, equipment, tactics and training of the Legion developed in the 80 years between their foundation and the outbreak of the First World War.
He investigates their glory years in North Africa and Indochina, and draws extensively on memoirs from two British legionnaires, peppering the text with extraordinary first-hand accounts of the French Foreign Legion.
As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia and Africa.
By the turn of the century much of north, west and central Africa was under French control. In order to police all of these territories, the French needed an army and so the French Foreign Legion was born. In this book, world-renowned Legion expert Martin Windrow analyses what it would have been like to be a member of the French Foreign Legion and how the experience, equipment, tactics and training of the Legion developed in the 80 years between their foundation and the outbreak of the First World War.
He investigates their glory years in North Africa and Indochina, and draws extensively on memoirs from two British legionnaires, peppering the text with extraordinary first-hand accounts of the French Foreign Legion.
Introduction
Chronology
Recruitment
Training
Appearance
Life in peacetime
Belief and belonging
Life on campaign
The experience of battle
The aftermath of battle
Museums
Select bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Warrior |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781849084222 |
| ISBN-10: | 184908422X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Windrow, Martin |
| Illustrator: | Dennis, Peter |
| Hersteller: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Warrior |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 249 x 187 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Martin Windrow |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.08.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,218 kg |
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