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Rene Charand: French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872-1914 [2018] paperback CLIMA and feral childrenFrance's colonial wars in sub Saharan Africa and South East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home defence Metropolitan Army and the Armee d'Afrique in Algeria. The Naval Troops (Troupes de la Marine) were volunteers, and earned a reputation for greater toughness and hardiness than the conscripted Metropolitan Army. Spread throughout the French Empire, Naval Troops in this period were characterized by