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Appel : a Canadian in the French Foreign Legion / Joel Adam Struthers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Struthers, Joel Adam, 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Struthers, Joel Adam, 1971-.
- Struthers, Joel Adam.
- France. Armée. Légion étrangère--Biography.
- France.
- France. Armée. Légion étrangère--Military life.
- France. Armée. Légion étrangère.
- Soldiers--France--Biography.
- Soldiers.
- Soldiers--Canada--Biography.
- Canada.
- Armed Forces--Military life.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author's six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Group Commando Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers recounts the dangers and demands of military life, from the rigours of recruitment and operational training in the rugged mountains of France, to face-to-face combat in the grasslands of some of Africa's most troubled nations."-- From publisher's website.
- "Told through the eyes of a soldier, and interspersed with humorous anecdotes, Appel is a fascinating story that debunks myths about the French Foreign Legion and shows it more accurately as a professional arm of the French military. Struthers provides insight into the rigorous discipline that the Legion instills in its young recruits, --who trade their identities as individuals for a life of adventure and a role in a unified fighting force whose motto is "Honour and Loyalty."-- From publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Road to France p. 4
- Chapter 2 Strasbourg p. 10
- Chapter 3 Aubagne p. 17
- Chapter 4 Rouge p. 24
- Chapter 5 Castel p. 28
- Chapter 6 The Farm p. 36
- Chapter 7 3rd Company, 3rd Section p. 49
- Chapter 8 Pieds-Noirs p. 55
- Chapter 9 Le REP p. 65
- Chapter 10 1st Company, 1st Section p. 74
- Chapter 11 Pre-Selection p. 85
- Chapter 12 Caporal p. 95
- Chapter 13 French Equatorial Africa p. 102
- Chapter 14 Soldiering p. 114
- Chapter 15 Mont-Louis p. 128
- Chapter 16 The Ultimate Sacrifice p. 139
- Chapter 17 Marseille p. 148
- Chapter 18 Jesus Christ Pose p. 153
- Chapter 19 GQ p. 161
- Chapter 20 Part of the Team p. 167
- Chapter 21 Paris p. 172
- Chapter 22 Chad p. 179
- Chapter 23 Biltine p. 187
- Chapter 24 Alps p. 193
- Chapter 25 Case de Gaulle p. 201
- Chapter 26 Déjà Vu p. 209
- Chapter 27 Salade Niçoise p. 214
- Chapter 28 Civile p. 224.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Struthers, Joel Adam, 1971-, author. Appel.:
- Online version: Struthers, Joel Adam, 1971- Appel.
- ISBN:
- 9781771121057
- 177112105X
- OCLC:
- 1028912267
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