How a 500-mile cavalry charge helped end World War I
France takes a lot of jokes these days because of its performance in the early days of World War II. The greater military history of France, however, is nothing to…
This is why certain Marine units can wear the French Fourragere
The German military is much more formidable at this point in the war. The central powers found new wind in their sails when Russians surrendered. The consequence of Russia’s capitulation…
The mystery of the French Foreign Legion totally exposed
This is why the French are better at war than you think
The United States and France do not always see eye-to-eye on military matters. In 1966, French President Charles de Gaulle pulled France from NATO d…
Learn about the French Foreign Legion from an American enlistee
How many military branches make you surrender your passport, catalog everything you brought to the recruitment center and give you a new identity, all before you sign your enlistment contract?
That’s the French Foreign Legion and that’s ex…