ARMY - Histories and Traditions
ARMY - Histories and Traditions

ARMY - Histories and Traditions

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To know where one is going, one must know where one has come from. Our history and our traditions are fine ones and deserve to be known.

Histoire et Traditions de l'armée de Terre is an unprecedented work that traces, through its units, its colours and its mottoes, every period in the history of a thousand-year-old army. At once a journey through time, a guide and a viaticum for anyone curious about military affairs, it invites the reader to rediscover the arms, uniforms, songs, esprit de corps and the meaning of centuries-old symbols.

This history and these traditions strengthen the cohesion of the troops and the moral force of the combatants of a united Army. Above all, it is an indispensable tribute to the soldiers of yesterday and today. Through its content, destined to become a universal reference, this book invites reflection on the meaning of human commitment — individual and collective — in the service of a higher good and of France.

General of the Army Corps Frédéric Gout, commanding the Directorate of Human Resources of the French Army

 

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Author 1
Colonel Cyrille Becker
Publication date
August 2025
Pages
217
Cover
Paperback
Format
22.4 cm × 22.4 cm
Language
French
Publisher
PIERRE DE TAILLAC

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