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Book Synopsis The Foreign Legion Novels Part B by : Percival Christopher Wren
Download or read book The Foreign Legion Novels Part B written by Percival Christopher Wren and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Foreign Legion Novels Part B contains the novels Paper Prison, published in 1939, and The Uniform of Glory, published in 1941. Paper Prison is the story of twin fraternal brothers, Mark and Luke Tuyler, and the woman whom they love, Rosanne. Paper Prison is a complex novel, published (and assumed to be written) in the later part of Wren's life. It is more realistic than most of his more famous novels, with its themes of infidelity, divorce, blackmail, and "killing no murder." The Uniform of Glory is a humorous novel which has the subtitle of "being the true story of a free Frenchman's night out." It is the story of Denis Ducros, a legionnaire who is the servant of the Colonel, Louis Rochefort. On the night of a Legion fete day, Denis dons the uniform of the Colonel and cleverly impersonates him out on the town. Denis has a number of adventures pretending to be the Colonel, including giving non-commissioned officers a dreadful time, giving ordinary legionnaires an enjoyable time, helping the Colonel's daughter with her romance, and helping a number of "filles de joie" to escape their environment for the evening.
Book Synopsis The Foreign Legion Novels Part a by : Percival Christopher Wren
Download or read book The Foreign Legion Novels Part a written by Percival Christopher Wren and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Foreign Legion Novels Part A contains The Wages of Virtue (1916), Wren's first novel of the French Foreign Legion, and Sowing Glory (1931), a novel supposedly only edited, not written, by Wren. The Wages of Virtue is the story of Sir Montague Merline in the French Foreign Legion. Merline (known as John Bull) joined the Legion after recovering from his apparent death in combat while serving in Africa. Upon regaining his memory several years later, he was told that his wife had married again. In an act of selfless denial, he joined the Legion to keep his identity a secret. The second novel, Sowing Glory, tells the story of a woman who joined the Legion. If it were not for the fantastic ploy of a woman being in the Legion, this book would be one of Wren's most accurate descriptions of the Legion. Both the romance and the reality of the Foreign Legion are described in these novels by the man who popularized the French Foreign Legion. As John Bull states to a recruit: "But we are the cheapest labourers, the finest soldiers, the most dangerous, reckless devils ever gathered together. . . . You're a ha'penny hero now, my boy, and a ha'penny day-labourer, and you're not expected to wear out in less than five years-unless you're killed by the enemy, disease, or the Non-coms."
Book Synopsis Fighting for the French Foreign Legion by : Alex Lochrie
Download or read book Fighting for the French Foreign Legion written by Alex Lochrie and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier’s true story of danger and adventure as a modern-day legionnaire in Kuwait, Bosnia, and beyond. With no French language ability, Alex Lochrie approached recruiters for the French Foreign Legion in Paris and embarked on the demanding selection process that followed. When he was accepted, he and other prospective legionnaires were sent to Southern France to begin the harsh recruit training course. The mix of nationalities and backgrounds among his fellows was enormous. New members are traditionally allowed to change their identities—and Lochrie chose to alter his age, becoming twenty-eight instead of thirty-eight. Elite paratrooper training followed in Corsica before Lochrie earned his wings. The FFL is never far from the front line, and in this book he tells of challenging active service in former French colonies in Africa as well as during the first Gulf War, evicting Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, and operations in Bosnia and Sarajevo. This gripping account lifts the veil of mystery and myth, pulling you into the action—and revealing much about the realities of service in the Foreign Legion.
Book Synopsis IN THE FOREIGN LEGION by : Erwin B. 1876 Rosen
Download or read book IN THE FOREIGN LEGION written by Erwin B. 1876 Rosen and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Legion of the Damned by : Bennett Jeffries Doty
Download or read book The Legion of the Damned written by Bennett Jeffries Doty and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Foreign Legion Stories by : P. C. Wren
Download or read book The Foreign Legion Stories written by P. C. Wren and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collected Gestes-the first volume of a four volume set There are some works of fiction and their characters, that are familiar to practically everyone-whether they have read the books or not; King Solomon's Mines and Alan Quatermain, The Prisoner of Zenda and Rudolf Rassendyll, The Hound of the Baskervilles with Sherlock Holmes and his faithful Doctor John Watson and The Thirty Nine Steps and Richard Hannay, to name but a few. Cinema, television, radio and even comics have all played a part in ensuring that books such as these and their central characters have become cultural icons that are forever part of the collective consciousness. There can be no doubt that the same applies to P. C. Wren's novel Beau Geste, which features the memorable John Geste and his brothers. Wren, more than any other author, was responsible for bringing an awareness of the French Foreign Legion to the public. Having served in the Legion he knew it well, and through his popular and romantic novels, his tales of regiments of mercenaries comprised of the dregs of society, thieves, murderers and professional soldiers of fortune, it quickly captured the public imagination. So too did one of the Legion's most infamous battlegrounds-the burning sands of colonial North Africa. Wren created a legend of the most potent kind-an image of a straggling line of tired, sweating men upon the endless dunes of the desert, all wearing the famous kepi-blanc with its familiar neck flap. These 'heroes' would battle their despotic officers as readily as the marauding Bedouin tribesmen and knew what it was to 'march or die ' It is often the case that modern readers know of the best known character or most famous work of an author but remain unaware that, at the time they first published, the public demanded more such adventures. There are, in fact, four full length novels and a number of short stories featuring the Gestes and the Foreign Legion and all have been gathered in this special four volume Leonaur collection for readers to own and enjoy. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Book Synopsis French Foreign Légionnaire 1890–1914 by : Martin Windrow
Download or read book French Foreign Légionnaire 1890–1914 written by Martin Windrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia and Africa. By the turn of the century much of north, west and central Africa was under French control. In order to police all of these territories, the French needed an army and so the French Foreign Legion was born. In this book, world-renowned Legion expert Martin Windrow analyses what it would have been like to be a member of the French Foreign Legion and how the experience, equipment, tactics and training of the Legion developed in the 80 years between their foundation and the outbreak of the First World War. He investigates their glory years in North Africa and Indochina, and draws extensively on memoirs from two British legionnaires, peppering the text with extraordinary first-hand accounts of the French Foreign Legion.
Book Synopsis The Stories of the Foreign Legion by : P. C. Wren
Download or read book The Stories of the Foreign Legion written by P. C. Wren and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and meticulously edited collection includes: STEPSONS OF FRANCE:_x000D_ Ten little Legionaries_x000D_ À la Ninon de L'Enclos_x000D_ An Officer and—a Liar_x000D_ The Dead Hand_x000D_ The Gift_x000D_ The Deserter_x000D_ Five Minutes_x000D_ "Here are Ladies"_x000D_ The MacSnorrt_x000D_ "Belzébuth"_x000D_ The Quest_x000D_ "Vengeance is Mine..."_x000D_ Sermons in Stones_x000D_ Moonshine_x000D_ The Coward of the Legion_x000D_ Mahdev Rao_x000D_ The Merry Liars_x000D_ GOOD GESTES:_x000D_ What's in a Name_x000D_ A Gentleman of Colour_x000D_ David and His Incredible Jonathan_x000D_ The McSnorrt Reminiscent_x000D_ Mad Murphy's Miracle_x000D_ Buried Treasure_x000D_ If Wishes were Horses_x000D_ The Devil and Digby Geste_x000D_ The Mule_x000D_ Low Finance_x000D_ Presentiments_x000D_ Dreams Come True_x000D_ FLAWED BLADES: Tales from the Foreign Legion_x000D_ No. 187017_x000D_ Bombs_x000D_ Mastic--and Drastic_x000D_ The Death Post_x000D_ E Tenebris_x000D_ Nemesis_x000D_ The Hunting of Henri_x000D_ PORT O' MISSING MEN: Strange Tales of the Stranger Regiment_x000D_ The Return of Odo Klemens_x000D_ The Betrayal of Odo Klemens_x000D_ The Life of Odo Klemens_x000D_ Moon-rise_x000D_ Moon-shadows_x000D_ Moon-set_x000D_ Percival Christopher Wren (1875-1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa. While his fictional accounts of life in the pre-1914 Foreign Legion are highly romanticized, his details of Legion uniforms, training, equipment and barrack room layout are generally accurate, which has led to unproven suggestions that Wren himself served with the legion.
Book Synopsis The Geste Novels Part B by : Percival Christopher Wren
Download or read book The Geste Novels Part B written by Percival Christopher Wren and published by Riner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-05-30 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Percival Christopher Wren is best known as a novelist, publishing twenty-eight novels from 1912 to 1941, the most famous of which being Beau Geste (1924). The Geste Novels Part A and The Geste Novels Part B are the first of a multi-volume series, The Collected Novels of P. C. Wren. The Geste Novels Part A and The Geste Novels Part B contain the four novels that feature the Geste brothers and their friends. These novels are the well-known Beau Geste, and the lesser known direct sequels: Beau Sabreur (1926) and Beau Ideal (1927). The fourth novel, Spanish Maine (published in the United States as The Desert Heritage) was published in 1935, eight years and twelve books after Beau Ideal. All four novels feature what Wren is famous for: stories of the French Foreign Legion.
Book Synopsis The Sinbad Novels Part B by : Percival Wren
Download or read book The Sinbad Novels Part B written by Percival Wren and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of The Collected Novels of P. C. Wren, The Sinbad Novels, contains the four novels featuring the character of Sinclair Noel Brodie Dysart, whose nickname is Sinbad based on the initials of S.N.B.D. Part B contains Fort in the Jungle, the direct sequel to Sinbad the Soldier, and The Disappearance of General Jason, which is not a direct sequel to Fort in the Jungle and only features Sinbad as a minor, though important, character. At the end of Sinbad the Soldier, our hero, had been captured by French authorities and given the choice of prison or joining the French Foreign Legion. Instead of a North African desert Foreign Legion novel, Fort in the Jungle, has the setting of the Indo-China colonial wars of the late 1800s with the Black Flag Army. Sinbad is sent on a covert mission to a secret fort in the jungles of Vietnam. Here he has various adventures and meets the love of his life-the wife of the European advisor to the bandit army. The plot of The Disappearance of General Jason is concerned with the disappearance of a retired British army general. The story line and plot elements are quasi-science fiction in that there is a (sort of) lost race that the characters are involved with, aspects of uranium mining, and an H. G. Wells Island of Dr. Moreau element to it.
Book Synopsis Percival Christopher Wren's Foreign Legion Omnibus: Beau Geste, Beau Sabreur, Beau Ideal by : Percival Christopher Wren
Download or read book Percival Christopher Wren's Foreign Legion Omnibus: Beau Geste, Beau Sabreur, Beau Ideal written by Percival Christopher Wren and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the adventures of Beau Geste and his brothers, Englishmen who flee their country and join up with the French Legion after they are suspected for a crime they didn't commit.
Download or read book Appel written by Joel Adam Struthers and published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Beau Geste written by P. C. Wren and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an unforgettable journey with P. C. Wren's classic novel "Beau Geste". This timeless tale follows the story of the Geste brothers, who join the Foreign Legion in search of adventure and a new beginning. As you read through this gripping story, you'll be captivated by the characters' experiences and the challenges they face in their quest for honor, loyalty, and redemption. With its engaging narrative and vivid descriptions, this book offers a unique perspective on the importance of courage, resilience, and brotherhood in overcoming adversity and finding one's place in the world. As you delve into the pages of this timeless novel, you'll be captivated by the Geste brothers' adventures and the challenges they face. The engaging storytelling and rich descriptions add depth to this unforgettable story, offering a comprehensive understanding of the principles of courage, resilience, and brotherhood in the face of adversity. But here's the twist that will keep you engaged: How do the Geste brothers' experiences in "Beau Geste" demonstrate the power of courage, resilience, and brotherhood in overcoming challenges and finding one's place in the world? This novel invites you to reflect, learn, and ponder the significance of these qualities in shaping one's character and understanding of the world. It also encourages you to embrace the power of loyalty and the importance of standing by one's family and friends. Explore the intricate details of the Geste brothers' adventures, where each challenge serves as a testament to the power of courage, resilience, and brotherhood in overcoming adversity. The gripping storytelling and engaging narrative create a reading experience like no other, inviting you to ponder the intricacies of personal growth and the importance of loyalty through the lens of P. C. Wren's timeless tale. Are you prepared to embark on the unforgettable journey presented in P. C. Wren's "Beau Geste"? Indulge in the world of honor, loyalty, and redemption as presented in this captivating novel. The engaging storytelling and vivid descriptions in "Beau Geste" provoke reflection and inspire a deeper understanding of the importance of courage, resilience, and brotherhood in overcoming challenges and finding one's place in the world. This novel offers a unique perspective on the transformative power of loyalty and the importance of standing by one's family and friends. Here's your chance to explore the unforgettable journey of courage, resilience, and brotherhood through the lens of P. C. Wren's classic tale. This is more than a story of the Foreign Legion; it's a tale of honor, loyalty, and redemption that teaches valuable lessons about life and personal growth. Will you dare to embark on this unforgettable exploration of courage, resilience, and brotherhood? Seize the opportunity to own a piece of timeless wisdom. Purchase "Beau Geste" now, and let the engaging blend of storytelling and vivid descriptions transport you into the life-changing world of P. C. Wren's tale of courage, resilience, and brotherhood.
Book Synopsis Foreign Legion Omnibus by : Percival Christopher Wren
Download or read book Foreign Legion Omnibus written by Percival Christopher Wren and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents. Beau Geste. Beau Sabreur. Beau Ideal.
Book Synopsis The Fifth Foreign Legion by : Andrew Keith
Download or read book The Fifth Foreign Legion written by Andrew Keith and published by WordFire Press. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All three grand military SF adventures featuring the Fifth Foreign Legion--on the front lines in the hottest and strangest conflicts in the galaxy.Contains the complete novels March or Die, Honor and Fidelity, and Cohort of the Damned.
Book Synopsis The Foreign Legion Stories 3 by : P. C. Wren
Download or read book The Foreign Legion Stories 3 written by P. C. Wren and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collected Gestes-volume three of a four volume set There are some works of fiction and their characters, that are familiar to practically everyone-whether they have read the books or not; King Solomon's Mines and Alan Quatermain, The Prisoner of Zenda and Rudolf Rassendyll, The Hound of the Baskervilles with Sherlock Holmes and his faithful Doctor John Watson and The Thirty Nine Steps and Richard Hannay, to name but a few. Cinema, television, radio and even comics have all played a part in ensuring that books such as these and their central characters have become cultural icons that are forever part of the collective consciousness. There can be no doubt that the same applies to P. C. Wren's novel Beau Geste, which features the memorable John Geste and his brothers. Wren, more than any other author, was responsible for bringing an awareness of the French Foreign Legion to the public. Having served in the Legion he knew it well, and through his popular and romantic novels, his tales of regiments of mercenaries comprised of the dregs of society, thieves, murderers and professional soldiers of fortune, it quickly captured the public imagination. So too did one of the Legion's most infamous battlegrounds-the burning sands of colonial North Africa. Wren created a legend of the most potent kind-an image of a straggling line of tired, sweating men upon the endless dunes of the desert, all wearing the famous kepi-blanc with its familiar neck flap. These 'heroes' would battle their despotic officers as readily as the marauding Bedouin tribesmen and knew what it was to 'march or die!' It is often the case that modern readers know of the best known character or most famous work of an author but remain unaware that, at the time they first published, the public demanded more such adventures. There are, in fact, four full length novels and a number of short stories featuring the Gestes and the Foreign Legion and all have been gathered in this special four volume Leonaur collection for readers to own and enjoy. This third volume contains Beau Ideal and three short stories: The McSnorrt Reminiscent, Buried Treasure & If Wishes Were Horses.... Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Book Synopsis French Foreign Legion 1831–71 by : Martin Windrow
Download or read book French Foreign Legion 1831–71 written by Martin Windrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concluding his bestselling series on the French Foreign Legion, Martin Windrow explores the formation and development of the Legion during its 'first generation'. Raised in 1831, the Legion's formative years would see it fight continuous and savage campaigns in Algeria, aid the Spanish government in the Carlist War, join the British in the Crimean campaign and fight alongside the Swiss in the bloody battles of Magenta and Solferino. With the ever-changing combat environments they found themselves in, the Legion had to constantly adapt in order to survive. Taking advantage of the latest research, this lavishly illustrated study explores the evolution of the uniforms and kit of the French Foreign Legion, from their early campaigns in Algeria through to their iconic Battle of Camerone in Mexico and their role in the Franco-Prussian war.
