Jean-Vincent Blanchard, "At the Edge of the World: The Heroic Century of the French Foreign Legion"
English | ISBN: 0802743870 | 2017 | 272 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 0802743870 | 2017 | 272 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The remarkable story of the French Foreign Legion, its dramatic rise throughout the nineteenth century, and its most committed champion, General Hubert Lyautey.
An aura of mystery, romance, and danger surrounds the French Foreign Legion, the all-volunteer corps of the French Army, founded in 1831. Famous for its physically grueling training in harsh climates, the legion fought in French wars from Mexico to Madagascar, Southeast Asia to North Africa. To this day, despite its reputation for being assigned the riskiest missions in the roughest terrain, the mystique of the legion continues to attract men from every corner of the world.
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