{"product_id":"9781529054354","title":"Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion, the World's Toughest Army","description":"Author: Simon Murray\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529054354\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greatest adventure stories in years.' – Chris Patten \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.' – Dr. Henry Kissinger \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe 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 on to Algeria to fulfill the toughest contract of his life: a five-year stint in the Legion. Along the way, he kept a diary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLegionnaire\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, firsthand account of Murray's experience with this legendary band of soldiers. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSixty 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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845854740638,"sku":"TLD-9781529054354","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529054354.jpg?v=1781223003","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529054354","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}