French Foreign Legion Reference Books (Draft) French Foreign Legion Reference Guide
A. French Foreign Legion Bibliography
The most prolific writer about the French Foreign Legion is Martin Windrow. Mr. Windrow is a long time commissioning and art director for the “Men at Arms” and “Elite” series for Osprey Publishing. His most recent book is the phenomenal “Our Friends Beneath the Sands” published by Orion Publishing Company. This is about the final word when it comes to covering the events surrounding the FFL in its classic period in North Africa (and elsewhere). Another fine writer is Douglas Porch who has written extensively about the French military as well as the outstanding Complete History of the FFL. There are other books out there of course and if anyone is aware of them please let me know. I have several others that cover more modern periods of the FFL or only cover them in general terms. I’ve also found many E-books that are easily downloaded from various websites. I’ve listed them below. As I find more I will continue to add to this list.
Our Friends Beneath the Sands: The Foreign Legion in France's Colonial Conquests 1870-1935 Martin Windrow (Nonfiction)
The French Foreign Legion: Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force Douglas Porch (Nonfiction)
The Conquest of the Sahara Douglas Porch (Nonfiction)
The Conquest of Morocco Douglas Porch (Nonfiction)
The French Foreign Legion (Osprey Men-at-Arms Series #17) Martin Windrow and Illustrated by Michael Roffe (Nonfiction)
French Foreign Legion 1872–1914 (Osprey Men-at-Arms Series #461) Martin Windrow and Illustrated by Mike Chappell (Nonfiction)
Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion (Blandford Press) Martin Windrow and Illustrated by Mike Chappell
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B. Downloadable French Foreign Legion Books
Classic Foreign Legion (1890-1914)
A Soldier of the Legion (1914) Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris) (Fiction) http://www.archive.org/download/soldieroflegion00williala/soldieroflegion00williala.pdf
In the Foreign Legion (1910) Rosen, Erwin, b. 1876 (Personal Account) http://www.archive.org/download/inforeignlegion00roserich/inforeignlegion00roserich.pdf
Life in the Legion, from a soldier's point of view (1911) Martyn, Frederic (Personal Account) http://www.archive.org/download/lifeinlegionfrom00martiala/lifeinlegionfrom00martiala.pdf
Stories of the Foreign Legion P. C. Wren (Fiction) http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700341h.html
A Soldier of the Legion George Manington http://books.google.com. Search for: A Soldier of the Legion Manington
World War I and Later:
Letters of Henry Weston Farnsworth of the Foreign Legion (1916) Henry Weston Farnsworth (Personal Account) http://books.google.com. Search for: Letters of Henry Weston Farnsworth of the Foreign Legion
Kelly of the Foreign legion. Letters of Légionnaire Russell A. Kelly (1917) Russell A. Kelly (Personal Account) http://www.archive.org/download/kellyofforeignle00kellrich/kellyofforeignle00kellrich.pdf
Soldiers of the Legion: Trench Etched by Legionnaire Bowe (1918) John Bowe, Charles L . MacGregor (Personal Account) http://www.archive.org/stream/soldierslegiont01macggoog
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A Soldier of the Legion (1916) Morlae, Edward (Personal Account) http://www.archive.org/download/soldierofleg00morl/soldierofleg00morl.pdf
A Royal Adventurer in the Foreign Legion (1927) H.H. Prince Aage Of Denmark (Personal Account) http://www.archive.org/download/royaladventureri006362mbp/royaladventureri006362mbp.pdf
Memoirs of the Foreign Legion (1924) Maurice Magnus (1876-1920) (Personal Account) http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300711.txt
C. Web Sites on the French Foreign Legion
Uniforms and Regimental Regalia: The Vinkhuijzen Collection of Military Costume Illustration http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgtitle_tree.cfm?title_id=614958&level=2&tword=
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