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The 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. Yet in 1960, Simon Murray traveled alone to Paris, Marseilles, and ultimately Algeria to fulfill the toughest contract of his life: a five-year stint in the Legion. Along the way, he kept a diary.
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6 editions- Paperback · English · 2006Presidio Press · 368 pages · 9780891418870
- Paperback · English · 2003Pan Books · 320 pages · 9780330485807
- Other · English · 2021Pan Macmillan · 9781529054354
- Other · English · 1980Sidgwick & Jackson in association with New English Library · 9780450056727
- Other · English · 1978Sidgwick and Jackson · 314 pages · 9780283984587
- Other · English · 1978Times Books · 314 pages · 9780812907988
Military lifeDiariesFranceFrance. Armée. Légion étrangèreMercenary troopsBiographyFranse VreemdelingenlegioenFrance, armee de terre, legion etrangere