UNIFORMS OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION 1831-1981

Windrow, Martin.

ISBN 10: 0713710101 / ISBN 13: 9780713710106

Published by Blandford Press, 1981

About this Item

Hardback; very good in faded and creased dustjacket. First edition. ; The evolution of dress and equipment of the legionnaire; from the Legion's formation to the 1980s. With historical background, and details of the Legion's most famous battles. 32 colour plates featuring over 100 uniform illustrations by Michael Chappell; b/w photographs and line drawings. ; 159 pages.

Seller Inventory # 81336

Bibliographic Details

• Title: UNIFORMS OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION 1831-1981
• Publisher: Blandford Press
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713710101
• ISBN 13: 9780713710106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Royal 0ctavo, [25.5cm/10inches], full gilt-embossed deep walnut-coloured cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 159, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, as well as 32 colour plates by Chappell. Martin C. Windrow is a British historian, editor and author of several hundred books, articles and monographs, particularly those on organizational or physical details of military history, and the history of the post-war French Foreign Legion, His most notable works include The Last Valley, an account of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War, which was published in 2004 to "critical acclaim", and Our Friends beneath the Sands published in 2010. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.