| French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872-1914 Contributor(s): Chartrand, René (Author), Stacey, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472826191 ISBN-13: 9781472826190 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Western Europe - General - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.1" W x 9.6" (0.35 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: France's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defense Metropolitan Army and the Arm e d'Afrique in Algeria. The Naval Troops (Troupes de la Marine) were volunteers, and earned a reputation for greater toughness and hardiness than the conscripted Metropolitan Army. Spread throughout the French Empire, Naval Troops in this period were characterized by very large infantry and artillery regiments based in France, mixed race regiments (R giments Mixtes), and entire native regiments raised in West Africa, Madagascar, and Indochina. The latter, the so-called "Tirailleurs," were organized and led by officers and cadres from the Naval Troops, and wore very varied and colorful uniforms based on formalized versions of traditional local costumes. French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872-1914 uses rich and detailed full color plates as well as thorough analysis to detail the story of these tough colonial units which bore the brunt of French colonial campaigns in Africa and Vietnam. |