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Adrian D. Gilbert

Voices of the Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion in Its Own Words

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The French Foreign Legion has a reputation as the most formidable of military institutions. Created as a means of absorbing foreign troublemakers, the unit spearheaded French colonialism in North Africa during the nineteenth century. Accepting volunteers from all parts of the world, the Legion acquired an aura of mystery - and a less than enviable reputation for brutality within its ranks.Voices of the Foreign Legion looks at how the Legion selects its recruits, where they come from and why they seek a life of hardship and danger. It also analyses the outfit's 'robust' attitude to discipline, questions why desertion is a perennial problem and… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-84596-871-7
  • EAN: 9781845968717
  • Produktnummer: 13852125
  • Verlag: Mainstream Publishing
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 288 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 409 KB

Über den Autor


Adrian Gilbert is a writer and editorial consultant specialising in military and historical subjects. He has contributed to several military TV documentaries and written for a variety of publications including The Good Book Guide, Gramophone, Time Out and The Guardian.

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