description: Simon Murray was nineteen when he joined the French Foreign Legion. Inspired by the romantic myths of Beau Geste, he found himself in the ranks of one of the world`s greatest - and toughest - fighting forces. He kept a unique diary of the hard living, harsh discipline, and the military tradition of `March or Die` which he turned into this gripping book. `Simon Murray`s personal account of a gently reared, well-educated British youth`s coming of age in the French Foreign Legion has the drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller... Murray is a talented storyteller, and his fellow legionnaires and their disciplined and proud Corps are vividly portrayed. I was hooked from the first page.` Dr Henry Kissinger `One of the greatest adventure stories in recent years.` Chris Patten
language: English
title: Legionnaire: An Englishman in the French Foreign Legion
titlecomplete: Legionnaire: An Englishman in the French Foreign Legion
genres: Biography, War, France, European History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Military History, Biography Memoir, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 1029
publisher: Pan Books Ltd