1931 online article re French Foreign Legion/Bibliography of memoirs

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  1. Maureene

    Maureene Well-Known Member

    I came across the following as a "detour" when looking at something else.

    "After a Hundred Years…This is the Foreign Legion" by Ferdinand Tuohy (British Intelligence officer during WW1, subsequently foreign correspondent journalist) July 1931 article from Brittania & Eve
    https://monlegionnaire.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/this-is-the-foreign-legion.pdf

    “if I were asked this moment what is the keynote of the Legion, its outstanding feature, its guiding influence, its leitmotif, I should not reply cruelty, or hardship, or lust (love!), or forgetfulness, or glamour (!), but unhesitatingly–DRINK.”

    Linked from the page
    After a Hundred Years…this IS the Foreign Legion


    “Books About The French Foreign Legion”. Mainly memoirs.
    Books and Writers - Books About The French Foreign Legion

    Some of the earlier ones are available online, including the following from the WW1 period.

    "L. M. 8046" : an intimate story of the Foreign Legion by David Wooster King 1927 Archive.org. An American, he joined the French Foreign Legion in August 1914, based in France, transferred to the French Army October 1915, and subsequently transferred to the American Army, including an Intelligence role. Some biographical details oac.cdlib.org, and more.

    American Fighters in the Foreign Legion, 1914-1918 by Paul Ayres Rockwell 1930 Archive.org.

    Memoirs of the Foreign Legion by M. M. [Maurice Magnus, an American who committed suicide in 1920, before the book was published]. With an introduction by D. H. Lawrence. 1925 Archive.org. Maurice Magnus Wikipedia. Maurice Magnus page 154 American Fighters in the Foreign Legion, 1914-1918 by Paul Ayres Rockwell 1930 Archive.org.

    Cheers
    Maureen
     

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