CHASSEURS ALPINS - The Saga of the Diables Bleus Vol. 2: 1915–1918
CHASSEURS ALPINS - The Saga of the Diables Bleus Vol. 2: 1915–1918
CHASSEURS ALPINS - The Saga of the Diables...
CHASSEURS ALPINS - The Saga of the Diables...

CHASSEURS ALPINS - The Saga of the Diables Bleus Vol. 2: 1915–1918

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This book is the second in a 4-volume collection devoted to the full history of the Chasseurs Alpins, from 1879 to the present day.

 

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It synthesises their history, symbolism, uniforms and equipment through a wealth of richly illustrated chapters featuring photographs, often unpublished, rare uniform pieces, pennants and insignia drawn from the authors' collection and major private collections. This volume 2 covers the Great War from 1915 to December 1918.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE

  • THE BCA IN THE GREAT WAR
    1. The evolution of BCA composition
    2. Specialities and services within the battalions (Medical service, new weaponry, dogs, raiding parties, communications, machine guns)
    3. Units formed during the war, including ski companies
    4. The Chasseurs Alpins divisions
    5. Senior officers
    6. President Poincaré's visits to the Chasseurs
    7. Trenches, shelters, barracks in the Vosges
    8. Leisure activities and entertainment
    9. The Chasseurs in the USA
    10. Firing-squad executions and mutinies
    11. Religious services and cemeteries

PART TWO

  • THE EVOLUTION OF UNIFORMS DURING THE WAR
    1. The uniform of the rank and file and NCOs
    2. The officers' uniform
    3. The skiers' uniform

PART THREE

  • THE COMBAT RECORD OF THE CHASSEURS ALPINS DURING THE GREAT WAR
    1. Fighting in the High Vosges
    2. 1916: the Chasseurs Alpins at Verdun
    3. The Battle of the Somme
    4. The 6th BCA in Corfu
    5. 1917: The Second Battle of the Aisne
    6. 1917–1918: The BCA in Italy
    7. The fighting of 1918

PART FOUR

  • TRADITIONS AND SYMBOLISM
    1. The flag and pennants
    2. Decoration ceremonies
    3. Trench newspapers and painters

PART FIVE

  • THE BATTALIONS' HISTORIES

1,300 period photographs and original documents
Uniforms, pennants, artefacts
23 detailed uniform close-ups
21 detailed maps

Author 1
Laurent Demouzon
Author 2
David Thill
Publication date
June 2022
Pages
512
Illustrations
1,300 period photographs and original documents Uniforms, pennants, objects 23 close-up uniformological views 21 detailed maps
Cover
Hardcover
Format
31cm x 23cm
Language
French
Publisher
Self-published

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