{"product_id":"french-foreign-legion-1831-71-paperback","title":"French Foreign Legion 1831-71 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Windrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerry Embleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcluding his bestselling series on the French Foreign Legion, Martin Windrow explores the formation and development of the Legion during its first generation. Raised in 1831, the Legion's formative years would see it fight continuous and savage campaigns in Algeria, aid the Spanish government in the Carlist War, join the British in the Crimean campaign, and fight alongside the Swiss in the bloody battles of Magenta and Solferino. With the ever-changing combat environments they found themselves in, the Legion had to constantly adapt in order to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking advantage of the latest research, this lavishly illustrated study explores the evolution of the uniforms and kit of the French Foreign Legion, from their early campaigns in Algeria through to their iconic Battle of Camerone in Mexico, and their role in the Franco-Prussian war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Windrow\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMen-at-Arms 300: French Foreign Legion since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMen-at-Arms 322: The French War Indochina War 1946-54\u003c\/i\u003e, and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.6 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772112142624,"sku":"9781472817709","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f258004e5d3ad1e5992298f90d51ca16.webp?v=1780399310","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/french-foreign-legion-1831-71-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}