French colonial Army from Training Ground to Field Deployment: A Photographic Record of 91 photographs from Saint-Maixent Instruction to North African Service, ca. 1950s
French military photo album tracing the movement of French servicemen from infantry instruction at Saint-Maixent-l’École into North African field service during the Algerian War era, with sustained documentation of rallye exercises, convoy organization, patrol work, barracks labor, communications equipment, and winter combat preparation. The album’s training sequences include helmeted soldiers.....
