Synopsis
The French Foreign Legion: a true adventure of determination and grit in the hostile North African desert.
In 1960, at only nineteen years old, 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 mysterious, romantic, and deadly French Foreign Legion. Along the way, he kept a...
Details
15 April 2021336 pages
9781529054354Imprint: Pan
Reviews
A pleasure to read and nearly impossible to put downArmy Times
One of the greatest adventure stories in recent yearsChris Patten
A fascinating account of life in the toughest soldiering outfit in the worldSunday Mail
Embodies an experience that many have enjoyed in fantasy, few in realityThe Washington Post
