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French Foreign Legion 1914–45 (Men-at-Arms, 325) Paperback – March 26, 1999
- Print length50 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOsprey Publishing
- Publication dateMarch 26, 1999
- Dimensions7.23 x 0.14 x 9.84 inches
- ISBN-101855327619
- ISBN-13978-1855327610
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Full colour artwork
Beautifully illustrated scenes are included to bring the narrative of the conflict to life.
Detailed uniform illustrations
Specially commissioned full colour illustrations are included alongside comprehensive captions to give a full breakdown of the attire and equipment used on the battlefield.
Photographs
Each volume features a wide range of photographs, which provide unparalleled detail of the uniforms and weaponry used by the combatants.
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About the Author
MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey.
Product details
- Publisher : Osprey Publishing; First Edition (March 26, 1999)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 50 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1855327619
- ISBN-13 : 978-1855327610
- Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 7.23 x 0.14 x 9.84 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,204,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,498 in World War I History (Books)
- #4,265 in French History (Books)
- #19,974 in World War II History (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023very good book
- Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022Short but very informative. Outstanding pictures of printing work. I collect books of contemporary military history.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021The things I don't like about this small, 40 page, volume are the things I always complain about with Osprey. The book is too short! I want more! It has a lot about uniforms of the famed Legion over a hundred years, excellent for a modeler, but I am not a modeler so I don't care. There, I am done.
Of course, when I got the book I knew it would be short and filled with precise, accurate drawings of uniforms and equipment. Michale Roffe has given us a series of immaculate drawings-thanks. And Osprey books are meant for an introduction to a particular subject, not the full tilt, only book you will even need.
Within those restraints, this is quite good. Martin Windrow is a talented author, able to enliven history without delving into bombast. The history, properly presented as it is here, is compelling enough for a writer of thrillers. Even in these few pages, we get a notion for why the Legion has gathered such fame as an elite fighting unit. The story of the Legion is replete with heroic last stands, fighting to the death and doomed bayonet charges. The story is also replete with a French government careless with the lives of the men pledged to die for La Belle France. Some shocking and new to me tales of government treachery are told.
Modelers will love the drawings. History buffs will be able to take the book as a starting point for further study if they desire. Even tho my copy was written nearly 50 years ago, I found it useful and worthwhile to read.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013Martin Windrow and the FFL how can you go wrong. I'll bet any one who has painted a FFL army used his books as a guide to painting FFL figures. I did. What more can I say.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2019I used this product for research.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018Excellent!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2015Good book, great info. Love the Osprey books!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2015I like good look real miliary uniform
Top reviews from other countries
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RONCHIATOReviewed in France on August 30, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
pas de problème - dommage qu'il n'y ai pas de traduction de cette série après tant d'années de parution en France
- J.WareReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars Windrow and Chappell up to their usual standard.
I can't really say 'I love it', but I can't see any reason to dock the book a star either. I've been reading Windrow since The Last Valley and am happy to read anything he does thereafter. Chappell's illustrations for this series are also a joy.
- saraReviewed in Canada on July 30, 2017
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
Awful. Just like a pamphlet, hardly any history just mainly pictures. Complete waste of money
- Mr Martin RogersReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2021
3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the quality I expected
The print and reproduction was poor. Not the usual Osprey quality
- JGCReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2023
1.0 out of 5 stars Different context
I thought this book would he about the french foreign legion.
Instead it was about some bloody Ships during ww1
JGC
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2023
Instead it was about some bloody Ships during ww1
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