More than just a fixture in movies from the 30's and 40's, according to journalist William Langewiesche, the French Foreign Legion has seen ... the realities of combat and war to get beyond ...

Foulques De Samie, first lieutenant of the 1st platoon, 2nd company of the French Foreign Legion ... them in modern hot spots: At least half of the men in Dufour's battalion have combat experience ...

A member of the French Foreign Legion ... Doubts about legion discipline, solidity and adaptability made some commanders reluctant to commit them to combat in North Africa and Syria in 1925.

The Legion has a lot of dirty laundry that almost never gets exposed due to the unit's notoriously secretive nature. For one thing, desertion is, and always has been, rampant in the Foreign Legion. As ...

detailed history of the French Foreign Legion. His book chronicles the military and political history of the organization in an effort to show how it helped shape the modern world. He depicts the ...

On Aug. 22, 1914, he wrote her that he had enlisted in the foreign legion “for the duration of the war.” He had grown a beard, he wrote, and donned the early-war French uniform of red trousers ...

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 ...

The French Foreign Legion, one of the world's most legendary fighting forces ... adding that the women could not however be barred from combat duties. At present, the force attracts seven candidates ...

The Legion has a lot of dirty laundry that almost never gets exposed due to the unit's notoriously secretive nature. For one thing, desertion is, and always has been, rampant in the Foreign Legion. As ...