Sitting at the terrace of a well-known café, on the main boulevard of the French capital, some time ago, I happened to glance down the columns of a Parisian newspaper, and was struck by a realistic account...

An educated gentleman, Mr Manington has given an insight into the unusual experiences of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion, such as no ordinary “mercenary” could have done. Most of the narrative...

In the unforgiving sands of North Africa, a young man named Michael Scott embarks on a perilous journey as a soldier of the French Foreign Legion. Driven by a thirst for adventure and a desire to escape...