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The French Army of Victory

Paperback

Main Details

Title The French Army of Victory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andre Jouineau
SeriesOfficer & Soldiers
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:64
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 240
Category/GenreCarving and modelling, moulding and casting
ISBN/Barcode 9782352502616
ClassificationsDewey:646
Audience
General
Illustrations Fully illustrated throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Histoire & Collections
Imprint Histoire & Collections
Publication Date 1 January 2013
Publication Country France

Description

After the defeat in 1940, the Vichy Government started reforming the army which the occupier had been good enough to let it keep. At the same time in England, General de Gaulle got down to setting up a unit for all the volunteers drifting in from all over the Empire. Soon, after Operation Torch, the Americans started supplying the French Army in North Africa with equipment, materiel and clothing. This army of victory distinguished itself in Italy, in France and on the other side of Rhine during the last three years of the war. Discover the twentieth volume in the collection, the multifarious blend of uniforms which was such a feature of the French Liberation Army

Author Biography

Since the seventies, Andre Jouineau has dedicated himself to studies in history and uniforms. Regular contributor to various magazines, he was appointed official painter of the Army in 1985 (title kept until 1994). Then, in the mid-nineties, he tackled computer illustration, which allowed "creating" a new uniformology genus.