Appel
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Appel

A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion

  1. 250 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Appel

A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion

About this book

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 RĂ©giment Étranger Parachutistes.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  9. Prologue
  10. Chapter 1: The Road to France
  11. Chapter 2: Strasbourg
  12. Chapter 3: Aubagne
  13. Chapter 4: Rouge
  14. Chapter 5: Castel
  15. Chapter 6: The Farm
  16. Chapter 7: 3rd Company, 3rd Section
  17. Chapter 8: Pieds-Noirs
  18. Chapter 9: Le REP
  19. Chapter 10: 1st Company, 1st Section
  20. Chapter 11: Pre-Selection
  21. Chapter 12: Caporal
  22. Chapter 13: French Equatorial Africa
  23. Chapter 14: Soldiering
  24. Chapter 15: Mont-Louis
  25. Chapter 16: The Ultimate Sacrifice
  26. Chapter 17: Marseille
  27. Chapter 18: Jesus Christ Pose
  28. Chapter 19: GQ
  29. Chapter 20: Part of the Team
  30. Chapter 21: Paris
  31. Chapter 22: Chad
  32. Chapter 23: Biltine
  33. Chapter 24: Alps
  34. Chapter 25: Case de Gaulle
  35. Chapter 26: Déjà Vu
  36. Chapter 27: Salade Niçoise
  37. Chapter 28: Civile
  38. Epilogue: SystĂšme D
  39. Notes
  40. L’Envoi: About the Author
  41. Index