Handbook of the French Army 1914

Description

This is the British General Staff's intelligence manual on the French Army at the beginning of World War I. It covers conditions of service and recruiting, organization of the army and numbers available, organization of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, aeronautical branch, machine guns, trains, supply, colonial units and police forces. Details and black and white illustrations of uniforms, insignia and the Navy are also covered. Envelope on inside back cover contains a fold out black and white map