Larteguy neither describes the military frustrations of the Army, nor evokes the corrosive feeling of futility which has eaten away its pride and sense.

Contrary to popular belief, the French Foreign Legion doesn’t open its arms to murderers and escaped felons. It actually requires an extensive background check before a recruit is allowed to join.

"Are you planning on running away and joining the Army?" I asked that night. It was Wednesday, the only weekday evening he had off. We were at our neighborhood park. It was June and steamy out.

She was an ordinary peasant girl that changed the course of the 100 Years War. A teenager that became the figurehead of the French army. But who was she really? This is the story of the Maid of ...

Some Sokoto residents have spoken on a viral claim of the presence of French army in Nigeria. The accusation was recently made by Niger Republic.

It’s not a tank. It’s a lightly-armored reconnaissance vehicle with a lot of firepower. And if the Ukrainian army uses its new-old AMX-10RCs the way the French army uses the same vehicles ...

PARIS — The French military has selected Nexter to develop new drones equipped with anti-tank warheads for the army, with a goal to demonstrate the new capability by the end of 2024, the company ...

The French army chief of staff has urged soldiers to resign if they signed a controversial letter that warned of a civil war triggered by religious extremism in the country. The letter, published ...

Driven out of Niger, the French army takes refuge in Chad, Paris's last ally in the Sahel While presidents Emmanuel Macron and Mahamat Idriss Déby appear to be on good terms, a growing number of ...

Attackers in Burkina Faso's capital killed eight people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated assault on the army headquarters and French embassy that France's foreign minister said was likely ...