Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion, 1831-1981.

Colour plates by Mike Chappell. Botley, Osprey Publishing Ltd 1989, cm.18x24,5, pp.48, brossura copertina a colori. Coll.Men at Arms, series 325. Testo Inglese. In this worthy addition to the Men-at-Arms series, Martin Windrow examines the history and uniforms of the French Foreign Legion from the start of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. The author's knowledgeable text covers such topics as a comprehensive battle history of the Legion on the Western Front 1914-18, the colonial campaigns in Morocco, Syria and Indochina, the Battle of France and campaign in Tunisia. This volume is splendidly illustrated throughout, containing a wealth of contemporary photographs and eight full page colour plates by Mike Chappell.

Colour plates by Kevin Lyles. Botley, Osprey Publishing 1994, cm.18x24,5, pp.64, brossura copertina a colori. Coll.Elite Series.6. Testo Inglese. 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

Colour plates by Mike Chappell. Botley, Osprey Publishing 1996, cm.18x24,5, pp.64, brossura copertina a colori. Coll.Men at Arms Series,161. Testo Inglese.

Colour plates by Angus McBride. Botley, Osprey Publishing Ltd 1995, cm.18x24,5, pp.48, brossura copertina a colori. Coll.Men at Arms, series 243. Testo Inglese.