Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV Jean-Denis Lepage "Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers and was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. Covers his exceptional career (within the backg… OL15499936W
Three armies on the Somme Three armies on the Somme William James Philpott A reinterpretation of a defining World War I battle argues that it provided crucial information to British and French forces to end the war by shaping understandings of such emerging technologies as … OL17785007W
La Grande Armee La Grande Armee Georges Blond This tour de force of Napoleonic study is made available in the English language for the first time since its original French publication in 1979. The author is a respected historian, and this descri… OL2427854W
The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV Guy Rowlands The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is… OL8325641W
Life in the French Foreign Legion Life in the French Foreign Legion Evan McGorman A thorough account from a man who actually enlisted for a term in the French Foreign Legion and lived to tell about it. The book is a heavily detailed account on joining the world's most legendary ar… OL8341567W