{"product_id":"legionnaire-simon-murray-9781529054354","title":"Legionnaire","description":"'One of the greatest adventure stories in years.' – Chris Patten \n'The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.' – Dr. Henry Kissinger \nThe 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.\nLegionnaire 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.\nSixty 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":51975942766880,"sku":"9781529054354","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781529054354.jpg?v=1783920542","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/legionnaire-simon-murray-9781529054354","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}