One of the greatest adventure stories in years.\' – Chris Patten\'The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.\' – Dr.
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.
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..
Along the way, he kept a diary.
Legionnaire is a compelling, firsthand account of Murray\'s experience with this legendary band of soldiers.
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.
Henry KissingerThe 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.
One of the greatest adventure stories in years.\' – Chris Patten\'The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.\' – Dr
