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Title: French Foreign Legion 1831–71
Condition: New
EAN: 9781472817709
ISBN: 9781472817709
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
Release Date: 15/12/2016
Language: English
Item Height: 248mm
Item Length: 184mm
Item Width: 5mm
Item Weight: 168g
Author: Martin Windrow
Illustrator: Gerry Embleton
Contributor: Gerry Embleton (Illustrated by)
ISBN-10: 1472817702
Description: Concluding his bestselling series on the French Foreign Legion, Martin Windrow explores the formation and development of the Legion during its 'first generation'. Raised in 1831, the Legion's formative years would see it fight continuous and savage campaigns in Algeria, aid the Spanish government in the Carlist War, join the British in the Crimean campaign and fight alongside the Swiss in the bloody battles of Magenta and Solferino. With the ever-changing combat environments they found themselves in, the Legion had to constantly adapt in order to survive.Taking advantage of the latest research, this lavishly illustrated study explores the evolution of the uniforms and kit of the French Foreign Legion, from their early campaigns in Algeria through to their iconic Battle of Camerone in Mexico and their role in the Franco-Prussian war.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Law & Politics
Book Series: Men-at-Arms
Topic: History, Military History
Release Year: 2016

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