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Author : Maurice Magnus
Release : 1924
Genre : France. Armée. Légion étrangère
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Book Synopsis Memoirs of the Foreign Legion by : Maurice Magnus
Download or read book Memoirs of the Foreign Legion written by Maurice Magnus. This book was released on 1924. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alex Lochrie
Release : 2009-11-19
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 967/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fighting for the French Foreign Legion by : Alex Lochrie
Download or read book Fighting for the French Foreign Legion written by Alex Lochrie. This book was released on 2009-11-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier’s true story of danger and adventure as a modern-day legionnaire in Kuwait, Bosnia, and beyond. With no French language ability, Alex Lochrie approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and embarked on the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he and other prospective legionnaires were sent to Southern France to begin the harsh recruit training course. The mix of nationalities and backgrounds among his fellows was enormous. New members are traditionally allowed to change their identities—and Lochrie chose to alter his age, becoming twenty-eight instead of thirty-eight. Elite paratrooper training followed in Corsica before Lochrie earned his wings. The FFL is never far from the front line, and in this book he tells of challenging active service in former French colonies in Africa as well as during the first Gulf War, evicting Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, and operations in Bosnia and Sarajevo. This gripping account lifts the veil of mystery and myth, pulling you into the action—and revealing much about the realities of service in the Foreign Legion.
Author : Simon Murray
Release : 2007-12-18
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 813/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Legionnaire by : Simon Murray
Download or read book Legionnaire written by Simon Murray. This book was released on 2007-12-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A pleasure to read and nearly impossible to put down.” –Army Times “Embodies an experience that many have enjoyed in fantasy–few in reality.” –The Washington Post 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 ultimately 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. This gripping journal offers stark evidence that the Legion’s reputation for pushing men to their breaking points and beyond is well deserved. In the fierce, sun-baked North African desert, strong men cracked under brutal officers, merciless training methods, and barbarous punishments. Yet Murray survived, even thrived. For he shared one trait with these hard men from all nations and backgrounds: a determination never to surrender. “The drama, excitement, and color of a good guts-and-glory thriller.” –Dr. Henry Kissinger
Author : Susan Travers
Release : 2001-09-03
Genre : World War, 1939-1945
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Book Rating : 146/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tomorrow to be Brave by : Susan Travers
Download or read book Tomorrow to be Brave written by Susan Travers. This book was released on 2001-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wherever you go, I will go too. These were the words Susan Travers spoke to General Koenig of the Free French and the Foreign Legion of North Africa, and they were tested to the limit. Surrounded for 15 days by Rommel's Afrika Korps, Susan was awarded the Legion d'Honneur for her heroism.
Author : Douglas Porch
Release : 2010-11-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 393/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The French Foreign Legion by : Douglas Porch
Download or read book The French Foreign Legion written by Douglas Porch. This book was released on 2010-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French Foreign Legion is a complete, captivating study of the famed fighting force, from its inception in 1831 to modern times. Historian Douglas Porch chronicles the Legion’s involvement in Spain, Mexico, Indochina, Madagascar, WWI, Vietnam, and Algiers (to name a few) and delves into the inner workings of legionnaires and their captains. Known for draconian discipline and shrouded in mystery, the secrets of the Legion are guarded by those who have gained admittance into its elite society. In this thoroughly researched and impressive account, Porch reveals the mysteries surrounding a Legion of “unparalleled exoticism, pathos, and drama.”
