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Book Synopsis The RAF's French Foreign Legion by : G H Bennett
Download or read book The RAF's French Foreign Legion written by G H Bennett and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the relationship between the Royal Air Force and the French Fighter pilots who flew for the RAF during WWII.
Book Synopsis The Making of a Legionnaire by : Bill Parris
Download or read book The Making of a Legionnaire written by Bill Parris and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British soldier reveals what it takes to serve in the elite French Foreign Legion Penniless, divorced and AWOL from the British forces, Bill Parris volunteered for the French Foreign Legion in the early 1980s. Unlike many British volunteers to the Legion, Bill did not desert. He endured a horrendous training regime and, despite a fear of heights (!) joined the elite Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment. This is more than a war story - it is a personal journey too, as Bill comes to terms with his own inner demons. His five years' service included brutal combat in Rwanda and Chad, events that still trigger nightmares. But he emerged as a man at peace with himself, and with a story to tell.
Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion by : Douglas Boyd
Download or read book The French Foreign Legion written by Douglas Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. This is a world where fact exceeds the wildest fiction: men fighting literally to the last bullet at Camarón in Mexico in 1863; cooks and clerks with no parachute training volunteering to be dropped into beleaguered Dien Bien Phu in 1954 with the intention of dying beside their comrades; the paras who mutinied in Algeria to bring down the government of France; the heroes who dropped on Kolwezi to rescue thousands of European hostages. Praise for The French Foreign Legion 'A tight and fascinating history of the nearly two centuries of the Legion's activities.' - Brig Anthony Hunter-Choat (UK's senior ex-legionnaire) Perhaps the greatest praise of the book is the fact that legionnaires liked this history of their incredible army so much that they elected author Douglas Boyd an honorary ex-legionnaire. RAF Russian linguist, international businessman, music impresario, BBC Television Producer/Director, Douglas Boyd has been writing full-time since setting up home in a medieval farmhouse in south-west France thirty-five years ago. His published fiction and non-fiction, translated into many languages, includes three novels set against a Legion background: The Eagle and the Snake, The Truth and the Lies, The Honour and the Glory. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion by : Martin Windrow
Download or read book The French Foreign Legion written by Martin Windrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion. Though initially conceived in 1831 as a means of drafting recently discharged foreign soldiers to Algeria, the Legion has developed into a sophisticated force of motorized infantry, airborne troops and light armour. In this book, acclaimed French Army expert Martin Windrow examines the history and uniforms of the French Foreign Legion, from its service in the Carlist War of 1835-36 to World War II and beyond, debunking many of the prevalent myths surrounding this formidable force.
Book Synopsis Oxford University Roll of Service by : University of Oxford
Download or read book Oxford University Roll of Service written by University of Oxford and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion by : Erwan Bergot
Download or read book The French Foreign Legion written by Erwan Bergot and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis French Foreign Legion by : Martin Windrow
Download or read book French Foreign Legion written by Martin Windrow and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Denne titel fremstiller den franske Fremmedlegions historie fra dets begyndelse i året 1835 og frem til 1970'erne. Legionens bedrifter beskrives udfra de geografiske lokaliteter legionen har været i, suppleret med illustrationer, tegninger og kort.
Book Synopsis French Foreign Legion Paratroops by : Martin Windrow
Download or read book French Foreign Legion Paratroops written by Martin Windrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in Indochina, and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne operations. In the Legion itself there were some misgivings over the possible clash between the self-consciously exclusive 'para mentality', and the Legion's own very marked ésprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience.
Download or read book March Or Die written by Tony Geraghty and published by Fontana Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Fighter Aces of the R.A.F., 1939-1945 by : E. C. R. Baker
Download or read book The Fighter Aces of the R.A.F., 1939-1945 written by E. C. R. Baker and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of the French Foreign Legion by : David Jordan
Download or read book The History of the French Foreign Legion written by David Jordan and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a a fascinating journey into a military unit which is unique in the history of men-at-arms - the French Foreign Legion. It reveals the facts and reality behind this unit and its history in combat is descibed in full from its use in the conquest of Algeria in the 1840s to its role in the war against terrorism today.
Book Synopsis Yale in the World War by : George Henry Nettleton
Download or read book Yale in the World War written by George Henry Nettleton and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis In the Foreign Legion by : Erwin Rosen
Download or read book In the Foreign Legion written by Erwin Rosen and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Foreign Legion is an autobiograpy by Erwin Rosen. It depicts the author and his joining the French Foreign Legion; its gruesomeness and how he managed to change his life for the better.
Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion by : John Laffin
Download or read book The French Foreign Legion written by John Laffin and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion Today by : Yves Debay
Download or read book The French Foreign Legion Today written by Yves Debay and published by Crowood Press. This book was released on 1992-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French Foreign Legion Today Debay Every Legion regiment and specialist unit including paras, snipers, mountain forces, divers and armored forces. Full-color illustrations capture the men, their uniforms, their equipment and their weapons. Modelers looking for authenticity - look no further! Exceptionally well done. Europa Militaria No.1. Sftbd., 8 3/4x 9 1/2, 64 pgs., approx. 1 color ill.
Book Synopsis French Foreign Legion Paratroops by : Martin Windrow
Download or read book French Foreign Legion Paratroops written by Martin Windrow and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1985-09-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in the First Indochina War (1946), and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne operations. In the Legion itself there were some misgivings over the possible clash between the self-consciously exclusive 'para mentality', and the Legion's own very marked ésprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience.
Book Synopsis Airpower in Small Wars by : James S. Corum
Download or read book Airpower in Small Wars written by James S. Corum and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of airpower in wartime calls to mind the massive bombings of World War II, but airplanes have long been instrumental in small wars as well. Ever since its use by the French to put down rebellious Moroccan tribes in 1913, airpower has been employed to fight in limited but often lengthy small conflicts around the globe. This is the first comprehensive history of airpower in small wars-conflicts pitting states against non-state groups such as insurgents, bandits, factions, and terrorists-tracing it from the early years of the twentieth century to the present day. It examines dozens of conflicts with strikingly different scenarios: the Greek Civil War, the Philippine Anti-Huk campaign, French and British colonial wars, the war in South Vietnam before the American escalation, counterinsurgency in southern Africa, Latin American counterguerrilla operations, and counterinsurgency and counterterrorist campaigns in the Middle East over the last four decades. For each war, the authors describe the strategies employed on both sides of the conflict, the air forces engaged, and the specific airpower tactics employed. They discuss the ground campaigns and provide the political background necessary to understand the air campaigns, and in each case they judge the utility of airpower in its broadest sense. In their historic sweep, they show how forms of airpower evolved from planes to police helicopters, aircraft of the civilian air reserve, and today's unmanned aircraft. They also disclose how small wars after World War II required new strategies, operational solutions, and tactics. By taking this broad view of small-war airpower, the authors are able to make assessments about the most effective and least effective means of employing airpower. They offer specific conclusions ranging from the importance of comprehensive strategy to the need for the United States and its allies to expand small-wars training programs. Airpower in Small Wars will be invaluable for educating military professionals and policy makers in the subject as well as for providing a useful framework for developing more effective doctrine for employing airpower in the conflicts we are most likely to see in the twenty-first century.
