The French Foreign Legion.
I have to admit,that I really enjoy people's memoirs who served in the French Foreign Legion.
One of my favourite books is this one:
Simon here,wrote a really entertaining tale.He joined the Legion in February 1960,and he tells of his experiences in his 5 years stay:the maximum contract you have to agree if they choose you.
There's certainly a lot of brutality,and Simon is on the receiving end of this,but he hangs in there,and actually achieves the well deserved rank of Chief Corporal in the Legion.
Ever since I first read this,I have bought other books and really enjoyed at least two more.(I'll post them later here)
Simon's memoir here though,is still my favourite.
Another great read is by Gareth Cairns.Like Simon before him,Gareth served the full five years in the Legion,and also describes how brutal it can be.His memoir here,is gripping stuff.I really enjoyed it,apart from the shocking cruelty dished out.
One of my favourite books is this one:
Simon here,wrote a really entertaining tale.He joined the Legion in February 1960,and he tells of his experiences in his 5 years stay:the maximum contract you have to agree if they choose you.
There's certainly a lot of brutality,and Simon is on the receiving end of this,but he hangs in there,and actually achieves the well deserved rank of Chief Corporal in the Legion.
Ever since I first read this,I have bought other books and really enjoyed at least two more.(I'll post them later here)
Simon's memoir here though,is still my favourite.
Another great read is by Gareth Cairns.Like Simon before him,Gareth served the full five years in the Legion,and also describes how brutal it can be.His memoir here,is gripping stuff.I really enjoyed it,apart from the shocking cruelty dished out.
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