What attracts men from 136 different nations to embrace the harsh military code of an army that requires them to lay down their lives for a country not their own, if ordered to do so by politicians whose language many of them hardly speak?
Douglas Boyd’s history of the Legion answers that question, with fifteen historic photographs and eleven battle/campaign maps.
Founded in 1831 to fight France’s colonial wars without spilling French blood, this mysterious army is today a world-class fighting force. Training is so tough that five recruits out of six are rejected, never to wear the coveted white kepi.
Название: The French Foreign Legion: 180 Years of Service
Автор: Douglas Boyd
Издательство: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Год издания: 2016
ISBN: 9781530731664
Страниц: 670 pages
Язык: english
Формат: pdf в rar
Размер: 11.3 Мб
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