{"product_id":"french-naval-colonial-troops-rene-chartrand-9781472826190","title":"French Naval \u0026 Colonial Troops 1872-1914","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrance's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defense Metropolitan Army and the \u003ci\u003eArmée d'Afrique\u003c\/i\u003e in Algeria. The Naval Troops (\u003ci\u003eTroupes de la Marine\u003c\/i\u003e) were volunteers, and earned a reputation for greater toughness and hardiness than the conscripted Metropolitan Army. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpread throughout the French Empire, Naval Troops in this period were characterized by very large infantry and artillery regiments based in France, mixed race regiments (\u003ci\u003eRégiments Mixtes\u003c\/i\u003e), and entire native regiments raised in West Africa, Madagascar, and Indochina. The latter, the so-called \"\u003ci\u003eTirailleurs\u003c\/i\u003e,\" were organized and led by officers and cadres from the Naval Troops, and wore very varied and colorful uniforms based on formalized versions of traditional local costumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench Naval \u0026amp; Colonial Troops 1872-1914 \u003c\/i\u003euses rich and detailed full color plates as well as thorough analysis to detail the story of these tough colonial units which bore the brunt of French colonial campaigns in Africa and Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e René Chartrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472826191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472826190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.10w x 0.20d","brand":"René Chartrand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935483560191,"sku":"9781472826190","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2fbf12af-9045-4461-8582-33c82a15f1ea.jpg?v=1681420068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/french-naval-colonial-troops-rene-chartrand-9781472826190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}