Author: WELLARD, JAMES
Title: The French Foreign Legion
Description: Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316929433. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The French Foreign Legion (FFL; French: Légion étrangère, French pronunciation: ? [le? J? ~ et? ? ~? ? ? ], L. É. ) is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831. Legionnaires are highly trained infantry soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. When it was founded, the French Foreign Legion was not unique; other foreign formations existed at the time in France. Commanded by French officers, it is open to French citizens, who amounted to 24% of the recruits in 2007. [8] The Foreign Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on its strong esprit de corps, as its men come from different countries with different cultures. This is a way to strengthen them enough to work as a team. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0316929433 Military History James Wellard French Foreign Legion Military History
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Title: The French Foreign Legion
Description: Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316929433. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The French Foreign Legion (FFL; French: Légion étrangère, French pronunciation: ? [le? J? ~ et? ? ~? ? ? ], L. É. ) is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831. Legionnaires are highly trained infantry soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. When it was founded, the French Foreign Legion was not unique; other foreign formations existed at the time in France. Commanded by French officers, it is open to French citizens, who amounted to 24% of the recruits in 2007. [8] The Foreign Legion is today known as a unit whose training focuses on traditional military skills and on its strong esprit de corps, as its men come from different countries with different cultures. This is a way to strengthen them enough to work as a team. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
Keywords: 0316929433 Military History James Wellard French Foreign Legion Military History
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 39441
- Book number: 39441
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