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<blockquote data-quote="The Shaman" data-source="post: 1949045" data-attributes="member: 26473"><p>I have it, actually. It's excellent and (relatively) inexpensive - the book provides an overview of the war with lots of great details about the uniforms and equipment for many of the French and ALN forces. Be forewarned that it does <u>not</u> have a lot of information on the Legion paratroopers specifically, however - that's contained in <u>another</u> Osprey book called (rather fittingly) <em>French Foreign Legion Paratroops</em>. It does provide excellent general information on <em>les paras</em> from the other regiments in the <em>10e Division Parachutiste</em> and other French units, and the color plates are great at helping to visualize the characters - the only significant difference in uniforms for the 1e REP is that the <em>legionnaires</em> never adopted the Bigeard cap of the RP and RCP and continued wearing their green berets instead.</p><p></p><p>Okay, now I'm feeling the pressure of high expectations... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>If you watch Pontecarvo's <em>The Battle of Algiers</em>, you'll see that I combined a couple of scenes for part of the introduction... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I've read about a half-dozen books on the subject - I'm definitely not an expert, but I will do my best to create a believable illusion for the game.</p><p></p><p>The <em>ultras</em>, which were the hard-line <em>colon</em> paramilitaries, were not officially sanctioned by the French government, and in fact their intransigence over issues of self-determination for Algerian Muslims became one of the primary reasons that de Gaulle had to grant Algeria independence - there was no middle ground on which to save Algeria for France in the end. The military could be found siding with <u>and</u> against the <em>colons</em> - soldiers were assigned to stop <em>colon</em> riots, but at the same time some of the French Army commanders (including officers of the 1e REP...) actively conspired with them before and during the putsch in 1961. Like just about everything else in the Algerian War, this relationship was incredibly complex.</p><p></p><p>Oops...I'll go back and add that in...</p><p></p><p>We'll start in the summer of 1956, shortly after Morocco and Tunisa are granted independence by the French government. At that time the ALN began setting up camps in both countries, and the French Army countered with the construction of the Morice Line to interdict border-crossers carrying arms and equipment.</p><p></p><p>Note that player characters will begin as <em>legionnaires</em> (privates) who are just completing their jump training before being assigned as replacements to the 1e REP. They can be new recruits who went straight from basic tranining to the paratroops, or they may have served in another Legion regiment and volunteered for jump school. In any case, the characters are new to <em>les paras</em>. </p><p></p><p>Uh-oh, there are those high expectations again... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>I promise I will do my best to make this fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Shaman, post: 1949045, member: 26473"] I have it, actually. It's excellent and (relatively) inexpensive - the book provides an overview of the war with lots of great details about the uniforms and equipment for many of the French and ALN forces. Be forewarned that it does [u]not[/u] have a lot of information on the Legion paratroopers specifically, however - that's contained in [u]another[/u] Osprey book called (rather fittingly) [i]French Foreign Legion Paratroops[/i]. It does provide excellent general information on [i]les paras[/i] from the other regiments in the [i]10e Division Parachutiste[/i] and other French units, and the color plates are great at helping to visualize the characters - the only significant difference in uniforms for the 1e REP is that the [i]legionnaires[/i] never adopted the Bigeard cap of the RP and RCP and continued wearing their green berets instead. Okay, now I'm feeling the pressure of high expectations... :eek: If you watch Pontecarvo's [i]The Battle of Algiers[/i], you'll see that I combined a couple of scenes for part of the introduction... :) I've read about a half-dozen books on the subject - I'm definitely not an expert, but I will do my best to create a believable illusion for the game. The [i]ultras[/i], which were the hard-line [i]colon[/i] paramilitaries, were not officially sanctioned by the French government, and in fact their intransigence over issues of self-determination for Algerian Muslims became one of the primary reasons that de Gaulle had to grant Algeria independence - there was no middle ground on which to save Algeria for France in the end. The military could be found siding with [u]and[/u] against the [i]colons[/i] - soldiers were assigned to stop [i]colon[/i] riots, but at the same time some of the French Army commanders (including officers of the 1e REP...) actively conspired with them before and during the putsch in 1961. Like just about everything else in the Algerian War, this relationship was incredibly complex. Oops...I'll go back and add that in... We'll start in the summer of 1956, shortly after Morocco and Tunisa are granted independence by the French government. At that time the ALN began setting up camps in both countries, and the French Army countered with the construction of the Morice Line to interdict border-crossers carrying arms and equipment. Note that player characters will begin as [i]legionnaires[/i] (privates) who are just completing their jump training before being assigned as replacements to the 1e REP. They can be new recruits who went straight from basic tranining to the paratroops, or they may have served in another Legion regiment and volunteered for jump school. In any case, the characters are new to [i]les paras[/i]. Uh-oh, there are those high expectations again... :eek: I promise I will do my best to make this fun! [/QUOTE]
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