{"product_id":"legionnaire-1","title":"Legionnaire","description":"''One of the greatest adventure stories in years.'' – Chris Patten \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.'' – Dr. Henry Kissinger \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003eLegionnaire 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\u003cbr\u003eSixty 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":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58574459961679,"sku":"9781529054354","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781529054354_1-legionnaire.jpg?v=1787808407","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/legionnaire-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}