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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):
- France. Armee. Legion etrangere--Biography.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- 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 Groupe des Commandos 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. 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." Foreword by Col. Benoit Desmeulles, former commanding officer of the Legions 2e Régiment Étranger Parachutistes.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Prologue
- The Road to France
- Strasbourg
- Aubagne
- Rouge
- Castel
- The Farm
- 3rd Company, 3rd Section
- Pieds-Noirs
- Le REP
- 1st Company, 1st Section
- Pre-Selection
- Caporal
- French Equatorial Africa
- Soldiering
- Mont-Louis
- The Ultimate Sacrifice
- Marseille
- Jesus Christ Pose
- GQ
- Part of the Team
- Paris
- Chad
- Biltine
- Alps
- Case de Gaulle
- Deja Vu
- Salade Nicoise
- Civile
- Systeme D
- Notes
- About the Author
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781771121064
- 1771121068
- 9781771123907
- 1771123907
- OCLC:
- 1080208810
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