Description
| Product ID: | 9781529054354 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Legionnaire |
| Subtitle: | Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army |
| Authors: | Author: Simon Murray |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, True stories: general, True stories, North Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The classic bestselling account of life in the French Foreign Legion. <p><b>'One of the greatest adventure stories in years.' </b>– <b>Chris Patten </b><br><br><b>'The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.' </b>– <b>Dr. Henry Kissinger </b><br><br>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.<br><br><i>Legionnaire</i> 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.<br><br>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.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-15 |
