{"product_id":"legionnaire","title":"Legionnaire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the greatest adventure stories in years.'' \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003cb\u003eChris Patten  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller.'' \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003cb\u003eDr. Henry Kissinger  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegionnaire\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixty 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315447767422,"sku":"NW9781529054354","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529054354.jpg?v=1778636995","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/legionnaire","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}