At the Outposts - From Afghanistan to the Gates of Europe - Tales from the Armoured Cavalry
At the Outposts - From Afghanistan to the Gates...

At the Outposts - From Afghanistan to the Gates of Europe - Tales from the Armoured Cavalry

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Dragons, chasseurs, cuirassiers, hussards, légionnaires, marsouins, spahis or tankistes… The cavalry soldiers have taken part in every French military operation over the past fifteen years. From Afghanistan to Africa, via the Middle East and now on the eastern flank of Europe, they hold the outposts, reconnoitring, gathering intelligence and fighting, sometimes to the ultimate sacrifice.

Their names are Guillaume, Nicolas, Romain or Alban; they prepared their units for a handover in Niger, protected a president in Bangui, survived an ambush laid by insurgents in Kapisa, lost comrades in Afghanistan, evacuated French nationals in Côte d'Ivoire, fought against jihadists in Mali, came face to face with Hezbollah in Lebanon and are training with NATO in Romania…

Alongside them, we board armoured vehicles to follow their missions, live through raids conducted at full gallop, night patrols and offensives; we experience the long waits, the doubts, the composure of the decisive action repeated a thousand times over. We discover the courage and fighting spirit, the determination of men driven by faith in their mission and the crew cohesion that enables them to face events head-on.

Here are eighteen accounts that lift the veil on war zones and pay tribute to the soldiers who served there.

 

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Author 1
Guillaume Leuenberger
Publication date
12/09/2024
Pages
326
Cover
Paperback
Format
Large Format
Language
French
Publisher
Tallandier
EAN
9791021062078

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