FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION PARATROOPS. OSPREY ELITE SERIES 6.

Windrow, Martin and Braby, Wayne.

ISBN 10: 0850456290 / ISBN 13: 9780850456295

Published by Osprey, London, 1985

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64 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings/diagrams, maps. 12 pages of colour uniform studies. Contents: The Indochina War 1946-54; Dien Bien Phu; The Algerian War 1954-62; Para-Commandos; The Plates. Interior - previous owner's small ink name stamp on inside of front cover, book is lightly cracked in a few places - pages are holding firmly. Exterior - minor edge wear, minor browning to covers, light browning at top 1/2" of rear cover. Seller Inventory # 27047

Bibliographic Details

Title: FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION PARATROOPS. OSPREY ...

Publisher: Osprey, London

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Soft Cover

Illustrator: Colour Plates By Kevin Lyles.

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

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 ésprit de corps. Over time, however, all these doubts evaporated with experience.

About the Author:

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.