Officers and soldiers of the french army, 1939-40 : the metropolitan troops, the african and levant special troops, t...

This, the thirteenth book in the "officers and soldiers"
collection, shows the French Army during the Phoney
War and the French Campaign in May-June 1940.
Continuing the work - started two years ago by André Jouineau
in the two volumes dealing with the 1914-1918 armies - given
over to an almost exhaustive survey of French Army uniforms
and outfits during the two World Wars, this volume shows almost
sixty colour plates with no less than 300 uniforms, several dozen
insignia and equipment illustrations.
Particular attention has been paid to the description of the combat groups
and the servants of the unit weapons. Shown are the uniforms
of the Military Academies, the HQ Staff, the Infantry, the
Fortress Infantry, the Mountain Infantry, the Chasseurs à Pied, the Chasseurs
Alpins, the Corps Francs, the Narvik troops, the Cuirassiers, the Motorised
and Mechanised Dragoons, the Hussars, the Chasseurs à Cheval, the Armoured
Car Regiments, the Groupes de Reconnaissance, the Artillery, the Tanks, the
Engineers, the Paris Firemen, the Gendarmerie, the Train, the Medical Corps,
the Administration Services, the Zouaves, the Tirailleurs, the Foreign Legion,
the Spahis, the Chasseurs d'Afrique, the Saharan companies, the Levant
Special Troops, the Colonial Troops, the Air Force and the Navy.

Product details

• Authors: , Alan McKay, André Jouineau, Andre Jouineau, André Jouineau, André (1952-....) Jouineau
• Publisher: Histoire et Collections
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2010
• EAN: 9782352501794
• ISBN: 978-2-35250-179-4
• No. of pages: 66
• Weight: 290 g
• Series: Officers & Soldiers; Officers and soldiers, n° 11; Officers and soldiers, n° 22; Officers and soldiers, n° 27; Officers & Soldiers; Officers and soldiers; Officers and Soldiers of; Officers and soldiers, n° 22; Officers and soldiers, n° 26; Officers and soldiers, n° 27; Officers and soldiers, n° 18
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History