"Mountain Warriors (book review)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Feb 2025 2:55 p.m. PST |
"Regular readers of this blog will know I have a weakness for all things French and have done a fair amount of reading into the history of the French Protectorate in Morocco. I have also read quite a bit about the pacificacation period up into the mid-1930s, what happened during the early months of WW2 through the Vichy period and finally Operation Torch and the battles for Tunisia. So this book was right in my wheelhouse. The author served in a anti-aircraft battalion during WW2 and first encountered Goumier in Corsica in January 1944, from this encounter grew his interest in those wild mountain men who fought for France from Tunisia to the final days of the war. This book is the results of his research and observations. The book has six chapters plus some apendices and neatly covers what is after all a small group of soldiers and their part in a very big World War…"
Full Review at Baber on wargames Blog
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| jgawne | 03 Feb 2025 1:39 p.m. PST |
Or, as Spike Milligan said," Goons!" |
| Tango01 | 04 Feb 2025 2:44 p.m. PST |
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