VOICES FROM THE FOREIGN LEGION: THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS FIGHTING CORPS
Book ID/图书代码： 00530018C00011
English Summary/英文概要： The French Foreign Legion has built a reputation as one the world’s most formidable and colourful military institutions. Established as a means of absorbing foreign troublemakers, the Legion spearheaded French colonialism in North Africa during the nineteenth century. Accepting volunteers from all parts of the world, the Legion acquired an aura of mystery and a less-than-enviable reputation for extreme brutality within its ranks.
Voices of the Foreign Legion explores how the Legion selects its recruits, their native lands, and why these warriors seek a life full of hardship and danger. It analyses the Legion’s brutal attitude towards discipline, questions why desertion has been a perennial problem, and assesses the Legion’s remarkable military achievemnets since its formation in the year 1831. This is the real story of the Legion, featuring firsthand accounts from the men who have fought in its ranks. Its scope ranges from the conquest of the colonies in Africa and Far East through the horrors of two world wars, to the bitter, but ultimately hopeless, battle to maintain France’s far flung imperial possessions. The Story is bought fully up to date with accounts and anecdotes from those contemporary foreign legionnaires who continue to fight for French interests around the globe.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 法国外籍军团被誉为世界上最强大、最丰富多彩的军事机构之一。作为吸收外国捣乱分子的一种手段，该军团在19世纪率先在北非推行法国殖民主义。军团接受来自世界各地的志愿者，逐渐带上了神秘气息，因其队伍内部的极端残暴而备受关注。
本书探讨了军团如何选择新兵，这些士兵的祖国，以及为什么他们会寻求如此艰辛和危险的生活。它分析了军团对纪律的野蛮态度，为什么遗弃是一个长期存在的问题，并评估了军团自1831年成立以来所取得的显著军事成就。本书讲述了军团的真实故事，收录了那些曾经在军团内效力过的人的第一手陈述。内容涵盖征服非洲和远东的殖民地、二次世界大战、以及为维护法国的远大帝国财产所做出的艰苦而勿忘的斗争。本书中的故事完全来自那些现在仍然继续在全世界为法国利益而战的外籍军团战士。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“记录了从19世纪到当代的完整军团历史。”——《纽约时报》书评
“这些生动的声音痛苦、苦涩、残忍、恐惧又令人久久不能忘怀，但在怀念这段改变人生的经历时， 又体现了士兵的骄傲和荣耀（这是一个士兵的梦想）。”——《出版人周刊》
"The regiment’s entire history, from the nineteenth century to modern times." —The New York Review of Books
"These vibrant legionnaire voices are agonized, bitter, brutal, fearful, and haunting, but some speak with pride and praise (It’s a soldier’s dream), recalling the legion as a life-changing experience." —Publisher’s Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： Adrian Gilbert，创作了数本关于军事历史的作品，其中最知名的当属关于二次世界大战的作品，他的最新作品《战俘：1939-1945年欧洲盟军战俘》于2006年出版，并入选《星期日泰晤士报》年度图书。他还是战斗狙击方面的权威，出版过这方面的图书。他的作品还包括1992年出版的《沙漠战争帝国战争博物馆书》等。Adrian Gilbert has written several books on military history, most notably on the First and Second World Wars and sharpshooting. His most recent book, POW: Allied Prisoners in Europe 1939-1945, was published by John Murray in October 2006 and was acclaimed by The Sunday Times as one of its books of the year .Adrian Gilbert is also an authority on combat sniping. His best-selling works on the subject include Sniper and Stalk and Kill, published on both sides of the Atlantic. Some of his other books include The Imperial War Museum Book of the Desert War, published in 1992 to coincide with the...
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