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Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army
By (author) Simon Murray
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'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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Publisher | Pan Macmillan
Published date | 15 Apr 2021
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 336
Dimensions | 197 x 130 x 24mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 246g
ISBN | 978-1-5290-5435-4
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / general
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