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Wagram
06-27-2006, 05:19 AM
Some are to be found here:

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.fr/publications/doctrine/doctrine_us.htm

Some are relevant to small wars.

There are many other LL documents but in French there:

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.fr/organismes/drex/retex.htm

Tom Odom
06-27-2006, 07:00 PM
Merci bien!

Here is one of interest to you on Kolwezi http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/odom2/odom2.asp also listed here under Africa in the SWJ reference library.

Best
Tom

SWJED
06-27-2006, 07:23 PM
...Thanks much for the link!

Wagram
06-28-2006, 05:17 AM
Merci bien!

Here is one of interest to you on Kolwezi http://cgsc.leavenworth.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/odom2/odom2.asp also listed here under Africa in the SWJ reference library.

Best
Tom

Thank you.

Général Poulet, who was a 2°REP Co Commander in Kolwezi and latter became 2°REP CO in 1992 in Sarajevo has died last week of lung cancer, (he was not a smocker though) aged 57.

Wagram
06-28-2006, 06:35 PM
Bilingual Lessons Learned from the same sources:

Some examples:

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.fr/publications/cahiers_drex/cahier_retex.htm

A summary of the French army's main combat jumps in Indochina

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.fr/publications/cahiers_drex/cahier_retex/retex12.pdf

Mogadiscio 1993 LL on the French side (English and French)

http://www.cdef.terre.defense.gouv.fr/publications/cahiers_drex/cahier_retex/retex12.pdf

Mtngoat
06-30-2006, 03:01 AM
Oui, ce sont quelques bons liens. Merci