Legion in the Trenches

Two Accounts of the French Foreign Legion During the First World War

Autor: Edward Morlae

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Vazba: Brožovaná

Vydavatel: Leonaur Ltd

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Two accounts of men of the Legion during the First World War The Fren...

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Autor

Edward Morlae

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2012

Stránek

144

EAN

9780857069634

ISBN

9780857069634

Enbook ID

07415894

Vydavatel

Leonaur Ltd

Hmotnost

174

Rozměry

140 x 241 x 15

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Two accounts of men of the Legion during the First World War The French Foreign Legion has earned its reputation in acts of heroism and aggression, in tenacious actions of resistance and in the spilling of much blood. It has always been recognised as a home for the dispossessed, criminals and soldiers of fortune, so among its ranks could be found hard men from a multitude of backgrounds and numerous nations. The Legion has been typified by the fierce loyalty of its men, its esprit de corps and its undying allegiance to the nation which had taken them under its protection. France has, however, always exacted a high price for its patronage. The Legion has habitually been asked to demonstrate that it is equal to its laurels and it has constantly been placed in the 'post of honour'-that bloody ground where the fighting is hardest and death more certain. In the warfare of the Western Front during the Great War that likelihood of annihilation was multiplied by the lethal nature of the battleground and losses were horrendous for Legion regiments-sometimes as high as one man killed out of three or four engaged. Yet still men flocked to the Legion's ranks. This book offers accounts of the experiences of two such men as they fought for the cause of France in the trenches. Each piece is comparatively short so they have been joined together in this special Leonaur good value edition. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

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