Avis sur le produitFrench Naval and Colonial Troops 1872-1914 by Rene Chartrand (2018, Trade Paperback)

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For all those historians with a passion for the french colonial era you will find Rene Chartrand's book most fulfilling. His artist Mark Stacey really enriches the text with detailed and realistic artwork. Most of the past books about colonialism have dealt solely with the french foreign legion as being the primary or only force spreading or occupying France's interests abroad. We finally have a compact, well written book detailing the development of the troops in Vietnam and southern Africa. In turn, the reader can't help to realize the presence of those colonial troops that would eventually help to save France in World War One: more than 440,000 Africans alone fought for France.
Rene touches on all of the territory's the french marines and naval forces were landed- Vietnam, Mozambique, Senegal, etc. The artwork is vivid and accurate as to nationality, weaponry, and uniforms. I wish the book was thicker. Great job.Lire l'avis complet...

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