Lgionnaires served in Vietnam and Algeria when they were French possessions. Currently legion garrisons exist in France and also include foreign posts at the Red Sea republic of Djibouti and in ...

I joined the French Foreign Legion." Today Salazar is an ex-legionnaire ... legionnaires died in France's futile effort to hold onto Vietnam after World War II. At the decisive battle of Dien ...

June 10, 2010: The French Foreign Legion, has built up a goodly number of myths during its nearly 180 year history. From the deserts of Morocco to the jungles of Vietnam, the Legion has a ...

At the Edge of the Worldby Jean-Vincent Blanchard Formed in 1831, the French Foreign Legion was to become the ... Campaigns took the general from Algeria to Vietnam, Madagascar to Morocco.

In Vietnam that included captured stocks of ... It is likely those were supplied to members of the French Foreign Legion, which was deployed with surplus World War II (or earlier) weapons when ...

A British tennis-playing socialite became the only woman in the French Foreign Legion, leading a daring ... Travers became the first and only woman ever to serve with the Legion, and was posted to ...

Whether you’re looking for a career change or need a new identity after faking your own death, joining the French Foreign Legion might be the path for you. Founded in 1831 partly as a way to ...

The result? A fresh take on old combat boots. By Elizabeth Paton Since its formation in 1831, the French Foreign Legion has had boots on the ground in five continents, on terrain ranging from sun ...

June 10, 2010: The French Foreign Legion, has built up a goodly number of myths during its nearly 180 year history. From the deserts of Morocco to the jungles of Vietnam, the Legion has a ...