OUR FRIENDS BENEATH THE SANDS: THE FOREIGN LEGION IN FRANCE’S COLONIAL CONQUESTS 1870-1935

Book ID/图书代码： 10010009B34083

English Summary/英文概要： Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wren’s novel Beau Geste - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of all nationalities enlisting under pseudonyms to fight and die under the desert sun. As with all cliches, the reality is far richer and more surprising than this. In this book Martin Windrow describes desert battles and famous last stands in gripping detail - but he also shows exactly what the Foreign Legion were doing in North Africa in the first place. He explains how French colonial methods there actually had their roots in the jungles of Vietnam, and how the political pressures that kept the empire expanding can be traced to battles on the streets of Paris itself. His description of the Berber tribesmen of Morocco also reveals some disturbing modern parallels: the formidable guerrillas of the 1920s were inspired by an Islamic fundamentalist who was adept at using the world’s media to further his cause. Martin Windrow’s previous book THE LAST VALLEY received fabulous reviews across the English-speaking world. As a follow-up this unique book, which is the first to examine the ’golden age’ of the Foreign Legion in such detail, is bound to follow suit.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 自上世纪二十年代P.C. Wren撰写的小说Beau Geste问世以来，法国外籍兵团的形象就在全世界广为流传开来 -- 在那个与世隔绝的堡垒中，栖身着一群来自世界各地的士兵，他们隐姓埋名背负着各自的目的，于烈焰之下战死黄沙；其实，关于法国外籍兵团的真相，要远比小说本身来的精彩；书中涵盖了大量扣人心弦的战役，记录了兵团破釜沉舟的英勇战绩 - 同时也向外界描述了士兵们于北非荒漠中的真实生活；作者的上一部作品 THE LAST VALLEY 曾在英语国家当中受到了广泛的好评，此次作为后续作品，本书将首次向外界披露法国外籍兵团的辉煌历史。(Andy)

Awards/获奖情况："there is no denying his ability to tell a good story, with plenty of action to carry the reader along" ---Christopher Allmand THE TABLET

"a large, very well written and endearing book" ---Bertrand Taithe LITERARY REVIEW

"a considerably wider factual story. everything the general reader will ever want to know" ---John Hinton CATHOLIC HERALD

"Brilliantly evocative writing from an expert historian" ---MILITARY ILLUSTRATED

About the Author/作者介绍： Born in 1944 and educated at Wellington College, Martin Windrow is an Associate of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the Foreign Legion Association of Great Britain. He has worked in publishing since the mid-1960s as a commissioning editor and author.
本书作者 Martin Windrow, 出生于1944年，毕业于知名学府威灵顿学院(Wellington College)，同时还是英国皇家历史学会会员，以及大英帝国外籍兵团协会成员;自上世纪六十年代起，长期在报刊界担任责任编辑并出版书籍。

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