Our friends beneath the sands : the Foreign Legion in France's colonial conquests 1870-1935

Windrow, Martin.

Book 2010

"Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wren's novel Beau Geste - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of all nationalities enlisting under pseudonyms to fight and die under the desert sun." "As with all cliches, the reality is far richer and more surprising than this. In this book Martin Windrow describes desert battles and famous last stands in gripping detail - but he...

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Frankreich Fremdenlegion

Geschichte 1870-1935

Kolonialismus

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ISBN:

9780297852131
0297852132

Description:

lv, 696 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Foreign Legion in France's colonial conquests 1870-1935

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 666-671) and index

LCCN:

2010467767

Control Number:

813414

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