| French Foreign Legion 1914-45 Contributor(s): Windrow, Martin (Author), Chappell, Mike (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1855327619 ISBN-13: 9781855327610 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1999 Annotation: In this worthy addition to the Men-at-Arms series, Martin Windrow examines the history and uniforms of the French Foreign Legion from the start of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. The author's knowledgeable text covers such topics as a comprehensive battle history of the Legion on the Western Front 1914-18, the colonial campaigns in Morocco, Syria and Indochina, the Battle of France and campaign in Tunisia. This volume is splendidly illustrated throughout, containing a wealth of contemporary photographs and eight full page colour plates by Mike Chappell. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Military - World War I - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 356 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 6.93" W x 10.07" (0.36 lbs) 50 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Windrow, Martin: - Martin Windrow is an English military historian and a long-time commissioning and art editor for Osprey Publishing. He is the author of numerous books of military history, including The Last Valley, a distinguished history of the French defeat in Vietnam. He lives in the Sussex Downs country of southern England. |