Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army

Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 381
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ISBN-10 : 9781760987077
ISBN-13 : 1760987077
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Book Synopsis Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army by : Simon Murray

Download or read book Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army written by Simon Murray and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest adventure stories in years.' – Chris Patten 'The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.' – Dr. Henry Kissinger The French Foreign Legion – mysterious, romantic, deadly – is filled with men of dubious character, and hardly the place for a proper Englishman just nineteen years of age. Yet in 1960, Simon Murray traveled alone to Paris, Marseilles, and on to Algeria to fulfill the toughest contract of his life: a five-year stint in the Legion. Along the way, he kept a diary. Legionnaire is a compelling, firsthand account of Murray's experience with this legendary band of soldiers. Subjected to brutal sergeants, merciless training methods and barbaric punishments – all in the hostile, sun-baked North African desert – Murray and his fellow men were pushed to breaking point, and beyond. Sixty years on, it remains a remarkable account of one of the most notorious military groups, a tale of true adventure and one man's determination never to surrender.


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