«Enthusiastic foreign volunteers are good for
national morale, but in practical terms they can be a nuisance. Few of these
idealists had a military background; their enthusiasm was generous but their
expectations unrealistic. To educated political liberals the brutal realities
of old-fashioned military life came as a shock.»
Scene no 70:
The Legionnaires (Britains deetail, metal based models, 7780 Foreign Legion Infantry
figures in all 6 poses and 7770 Gatling gun & crew) in battle positions
under the palm trees (CollectA toy
models, coconut palm).
The text:
From «French Foreign Legion 1914-1945», by Martin Windrow.
