Description: Further DetailsTitle: Our Friends Beneath the SandsCondition: NewEAN: 9780753828564ISBN: 9780753828564Publisher: Weidenfeld & NicolsonFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/14/2011Item Height: 236mmItem Length: 158mmItem Width: 52mmItem Weight: 932gAuthor: Martin WindrowLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Foreign Legion in France's Colonial Conquests 1870-1935ISBN-10: 0753828561Description: The gripping true story of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara.Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wren's novel BEAU GESTE - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of all nationalities enlisting under pseudonyms to fight and die under the desert sun. As with all clichés, the reality is far richer and more surprising than this. In this book Martin Windrow describes desert battles and famous last stands in gripping detail - but he also shows exactly what the Foreign Legion were doing in North Africa in the first place. He explains how French colonial methods there actually had their roots in the jungles of Vietnam, and how the political pressures that kept the empire expanding can be traced to battles on the streets of Paris itself. His description of the Berber tribesmen of Morocco also reveals some disturbing modern parallels: the formidable guerrillas of the 1920s were inspired by an Islamic fundamentalist who was adept at using the world's media to further his cause.Martin Windrow's previous book THE LAST VALLEY received fabulous reviews across the English-speaking world. This unique book, which is the first to examine the 'golden age' of the Foreign Legion has followed suit.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Our Friends Beneath the Sands
Title: Our Friends Beneath the Sands
EAN: 9780753828564
ISBN: 9780753828564
Release Date: 04/14/2011
Release Year: 2011
Subtitle: The Foreign Legion in France's Colonial Conquests 1870-1935
ISBN-10: 0753828561
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Our Friends Beneath the Sands
Number of Pages: 784 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, The Limited
Publication Year: 2011
Topic: Europe / France, Africa / North, General
Item Height: 2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 30.9 Oz
Author: Martin Windrow
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
