BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...
BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th...

BOB DENARD - THE GREAT MERCENARY OF THE 20th CENTURY

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The remarkable story of Bob Denard, the mercenary of the Fifth Republic — one of the greatest military figures of the 20th century.

This larger-than-life condottiere showed from a very young age a marked taste for adventure and combat. At 16, he enlisted in the Royale, which he left six years later at the end of the Indochina War. This was only the beginning of an extraordinary story, made up of coups d'état, genuine camaraderie and controversy.

Always in the service of the Republic, under identities as multiple as his facets, Bob Denard took part in armed conflicts in the Congo, Yemen and Benin, and accompanied coups d'état in the Comoros. A retrospective look at the legendary career of the greatest mercenary of the 20th century.

The author Michel Vial, a contributor to RAIDS magazine, is passionate about military history. A reserve officer at the cavalry school of Saumur, where he graduated top of his class, he joined the 2nd Hussars. After a professional career in training and communications, he became a full-time officer of the Union nationale des Parachutistes before devoting himself to writing articles and books.

 

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Author 1
Michel Vial
Publication date
November 10, 2023
Pages
208
Illustrations
Approximately 200 photos
Cover
Hardcover
Format
21 X 27
Language
French
Publisher
HISTORY & COLLECTIONS
EAN
9791038013452

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