French Foreign Legion Paratroops: (Elite)
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French Foreign Legion Paratroops: (Elite)
French Foreign Legion Paratroops: (Elite)

French Foreign Legion Paratroops: (Elite)

By
Martin Windrow (Author) Wayne Braby (Author) Kevin Lyles (Illustrator)  

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The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in Indochina, and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility and agility demanded by independent airborne operations. In the Legion itself there were some misgivings over the possible clash between the self-consciously exclusive 'para mentality', and the Legion's own very marked esprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience. 55 b/w; 10 col
Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the very successful MAA 300 French Foreign Legion since 1945 and the recent MAA 322 The French War in Indochina 1946-54. Wayne R. Braby is a specialist military book dealer currently based in Hollywood, California. His collection of Foreign Legion books and memorabilia goes back 20 years; and he is recognised as a leading authority on the literature of the Foreign Legion. Kevin Lyles is a talented illustrator of 20th century military subjects. He has illustrated several books for Osprey over the years.
  • Contributor: Martin Windrow
  • Imprint: Osprey Publishing
  • ISBN13: 9780850456295
  • Number of Pages: 64
  • Packaged Dimensions: 184x248x7mm
  • Packaged Weight: 248
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Release Date: 1985-09-26
  • Series: Elite
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the very successful MAA 300 French Foreign Legion since 1945 and the recent MAA 322 The French War in Indochina 1946-54. Wayne R. Braby is a specialist military book dealer currently based in Hollywood, California. His collection of Foreign Legion books and memorabilia goes back 20 years; and he is recognised as a leading authority on the literature of the Foreign Legion. Kevin Lyles is a talented illustrator of 20th century military subjects. He has illustrated several books for Osprey over the years.

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