French Foreign Legion Paratroops.

Torino, Einaudi 1979, cm.10,5x18, pp.(4),67,(9), brossura copertina figurata. Collez.di Teatro diretta da Paolo Grassi e Gerardo Guerrieri,229.

Traduzione di Mimmi Pasquali. Firenze, Casini 1955, cm.12x18, pp.319, brossura. Collana I Romanzi dell'Ambra, 31.

Colour plates by Richard Hook. Botley, Osprey Publishing Ltd 1989, cm.18x24,5, pp.48, brossura copertina a colori. Coll.Men at Arms, series 208. Testo Inglese. In the Sudan in 1881 an obscure son of a carpenter pronounced himself the 'Mahdi' or 'Guided One of the Prophet', the long-expected Messiah of the Islamic faith. His influence was so strong that Egypt (co-ruled by Britain and France) was plunged into war. Robert Wilkinson-Latham provides an absorbing account of the Sudan campaigns, including the siege of Khartoum, the unpredictable General Charles Gordon, and the Nile Expedition. The author details the organisation and fortunes of all forces involved, painting a fascinating picture of the place and its peoples from 1881-98.

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.