The History of the French Foreign Legion in Indochina 1883-1946

This new redux second edition of The Tigers of Tonkin has undergone a revamp with cleaned up text and more unpublished photos, more maps, and more information set in a new format. This is the definitive story about the French Foreign Legion in Indochina. From their first battles with the Chinese and Black Flags to the ongoing running skirmishes with nationalists and communists. To the raging battles with the Royal Thai Army and later, the Japanese Imperial Army, which saw the battered remnants of the Legion conduct a 1600 kilometre fighting retreat over some of the planet's most hostile jungles and mountains to the safety of China. And lastly, to their return to Indochina in 1946 to face the mighty Viet Minh.