The French Foreign Legion cover

The French Foreign Legion

by Douglas Porch

No other military force in the last century and a half has captured the popular imagination to such a degree or has been so surrounded by romance, legend, and mystery as the French Foreign Legion. This book is the most complete and balanced history of the Legion ever written.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?