Home Pour La France Pour La France Pour La France A Guide to the Formations and Units of French Land Forces 1914?18 Graham Watson, Michael Cox The French Army expanded from 43 active infantry divisions, and 10 cavalry divisions in 1914 to a total of 140 divisions of infantry, and to 12 of either mounted or dismounted cavalry. The vast majority of these formations served on the Western Front in defence of France itself. 0 Publication date: April 2012 Publisher : Helion and Company Language: English Format Available Quantity Price Paperback ISBN : 9781907677144 Dimensions : 297 X 210 cm - + £45.00 Unfortunately, due to sales rights restrictions, we cannot offer Pour La France for sale in your country. Overview - . An amazing reference work on the French Army of World War INew information reveals previously unknown battle formations The French Army expanded from 43 active infantry divisions, and 10 cavalry divisions in 1914 to a total of 140 divisions of infantry, and to 12 of either mounted or dismounted cavalry. The vast majority of these formations served on the Western Front in defence of France itself. Coverage includes a listing of those divisions of the Allied armies, British, American and Italian, serving under French command at various times. For each division, the authors provide a full listing of all the constituent components, whether they were infantry, artillery, cavalry or engineers, complemented by a series of detailed lists of all the metropolitan and colonial regiments from which the divisions drew their manpower. These lists cover infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers. In the second part of the study the authors build on the coverage of divisions and regiments, providing a detailed history of higher formations of the French Army: the army groups, armies and army corps.
