Desde los aƱos veinte, la imagen popular de la LegiĆ³n Extranjera francesa quedĆ³ grabada en el imaginario colectivo a partir de la novela Beau Geste, de P. C. Wren: un mundo de aislados y remotos fortines, feroces tribus guerreras y hombres desespe...Lasīt vairāk
An illustrated account of the major colonial conflict of the 1920s, in which the occupying Spanish and French faced an armed uprising from the Berber tribes of northern Morocco.In June 1921, Abd el Krim, a Berber leader in the Rif highlands of Morocc...Lasīt vairāk
An illustrated account of the major colonial conflict of the 1920s, in which the occupying Spanish and French faced an armed uprising from the Berber tribes of northern Morocco.In June 1921, Abd el Krim, a Berber leader in the Rif highlands of Morocc...Lasīt vairāk
A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.In late 1953, the seventh year of F...Lasīt vairāk
A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces, this iconic battle provided the climax of the First Indochina War.In late 1953, the seventh year of F...Lasīt vairāk
The French Indochina War (1946 54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-l...Lasīt vairāk
The French Indochina War (1946 54) was the largest of the first generation of post-World War II wars of decolonization as Vietminh insurgents sought to topple their French colonial masters. It was also unique in that the insurgency evolved from low-l...Lasīt vairāk
Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms is a journey through the whole span of military history using illustrations of the uniforms of warriors from ancient times to the present day.From ancient times to the present day, the worlds finest warriors...Lasīt vairāk
Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms is a journey through the whole span of military history using illustrations of the uniforms of warriors from ancient times to the present day.From ancient times to the present day, the worlds finest warriors...Lasīt vairāk
Perched on the back of a sunlit chair was something about 9 inches tall and shaped rather like a plump toy penguin with a nose-job. It appeared to be wearing a one-piece knitted jumpsuit of pale grey fluff with brown stitching, complete with an atta...Lasīt vairāk
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...Lasīt vairāk
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...Lasīt vairāk
Osprey Men-at-Arms: A Celebration is a very special volume detailing some of the wonderful artwork that has graced Ospreys renowned Men-at-Arms series over the last forty years.Beautifully presented in luxurious cloth, embossed and foil blocked, wit...Lasīt vairāk
Stalingrad in the jungle: the battle that doomed the French Empire and led America into VietnamIn winter 1953-54 the French army in Vietnam challenged its elusive enemy, General Giaps Viet Minh, to pitched battle. Ten thousand French paras and l gio...Lasīt vairāk
As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia and Africa. By the turn of the century much of north, west and central Africa was under French control. In order t...Lasīt vairāk
As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia and Africa. By the turn of the century much of north, west and central Africa was under French control. In order t...Lasīt vairāk
The gripping true story of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara.Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wrens novel BEAU GESTE - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of al...Lasīt vairāk
