The French Foreign Legion

By Jean-Denis Lepage

Subjects: France. Armée. Légion étrangère, France, armee de terre, legion etrangere, History, France

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.