num_pages: 256
description: Penniless, divorced and AWOL from the British forces, Bill Parris volunteered for the French Foreign Legion in the early 1980s. Unlike many British volunteers to the Legion, Bill did not desert. He endured a horrendous training regime and, despite a fear of heights (!) joined the elite Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment. This is more than a war story - it is a personal journey too, as Bill comes to terms with his own inner demons. His five years' service included brutal combat in Rwanda and Chad, events that still trigger nightmares. But he emerged as a man at peace with himself, and with a story to tell.
language: English
title: The Making of a Legionnaire: My Life in the French Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment
titlecomplete: The Making of a Legionnaire: My Life in the French Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment (Cassell)
genres: Military Fiction, Nonfiction, Autobiography, War
ratings_count: 76
publisher: UNKNO