French Foreign Legion

 

Foreign Legion : Stories and Chronicles
by Clarice Lispector, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator)
Paperback - 219 pages Reissue edition (February 1992)
New Directions; ISBN: 0811211894
 

The Algerian War 1954-1962 (Men-At-Arms Series, No 312) by Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell (Contributor) Paperback - 48 pages Stackpole Books; ISBN: 1855326582

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French Foreign Legion 1914-1945 (Men-At-Arms Series , No 325) by Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell (Illustrator) Paperback - 48 pages (March ) Osprey Pub Co; ISBN: 1855327619

The French Foreign Legion : A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force
by Douglas Porch
Paperback - 784 pages Reprint edition (July 1992)
Harperperennial Library; ISBN: 0060923083

French Foreign Legion : Infantry and Cavalry Since 1945
(Osprey Military Men-At-Arms, No 300)
by Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell (Illustrator)
Paperback - 48 pages (November )
Stackpole Books; ISBN: 1855326213
 

French Foreign Legion Operations 1900-2000 Europa Military Special #15 by Yves Debay Book Description: The French Foreign Legion is one of the most famous fighting organizations in the world, jealously guarding a reputation that dates back to the 1830s. This strikingly illustrated review of the French Foreign Legion today utilizes modern color photos of legionnaires in training and on maneuvers in France, where they are now based. Readers will witness the mechanized infantry, engineering, armored cavalry, and paratrooper units that are among the modern French army's most valuable assets.  Paperback from Crowood Pr

French Foreign Legion Paratroops
(Osprey Elite Series, No 6)
by Martin Windrow, Wayne Barby (Contributor)
Paperback - 96 pages (December 1985)
Osprey Pub Co; ISBN: 0850456290

Insignes Et Brevets Parachutistes Francais/French Paratroop Insignia and Badges
by Eric Micheletti
Book Description: Not only does each parent organization in the French airborne forces have its own enameled badge, but the French generally produce a special badge for each major operation or exercise. 

The Bilingual text of this unique work accompanies over 3000 full-color photographs of badges and insignia, (captions in French), covering units as well as operations in the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Lebanon, Chad, Somalia, and elsewhere. 
Hardcover: 160 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 12.60 x 9.28 
Publisher: Casemate; 
ISBN: 2913903312 
 

Legionnaire: An Englishman in the French Foreign Legion by Simon Murray 5 Stars Mass Market Paperback from Pan Books Ltd

Life in the Foreign Legion : How to Join and What to Expect When You Get There
by Evan McGorman
Paperback - 250 pages (November )
Hellgate Pr; ISBN: 155571532X

The Paratroopers of the French Foreign Legion : From Vietnam to Bosnia
by Howard R. Simpson
Covers the history of the Legion's Second Parachute Regiment, including such battles as Dien Bien Phu.
Paperback - 208 pages (December 1, )
Brasseys Inc; ISBN: 1574882260

2nd Foreign Legion Paratroop Regiment
by Yves Debay
(Hardcover)

Street Without Joy
by Bernard B. Fall
An account of the French war in Vietnam from 1946 which claimed the lives of over 90,000 French soldiers, and which should have been an apt tutorial for the US policy makers who ignored the lessons already hard learned by their French counterparts about the ways and wiles of the Viet Cong. Originally published in 1961. Dropbears.com
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Jews and the French Foreign Legion
by Zosa Szajkowski
Hardcover (June 1988)
Ktav Publishing House; ISBN: 0870682709
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With the French Foreign Legion in Syria
by John Harvey, Martin Windrow (Introduction)
Hardcover - 288 pages 
Greenhill Press; ISBN: 1853672122
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The French Foreign Legion Today (Europa Militaria, No 10)
by Yves Debay
Paperback Vol 010 (July 1992)
Crowood Pr; ISBN: 1872004873
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Inside the Foreign Legion : A Sensational Expose of the World's Toughest Fighting Force
by John Parker
Hardcover - 320 pages 
Piatkus Books; ISBN: 074991856X
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