2ieme regiment etranger parachutistes
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Author_Joel Adam Struthers
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commando
elite military organization
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french foreign legion
French special forces
gcp
green beret
groupe commando parachutistes
halo
high altitude free fall
kepi blanc
legionnaire
military discipline
professional soldier
sogh
special forces
Product details
- ISBN 9781771121057
- Weight: 380g
- Dimensions: 149 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 30 Mar 2019
- Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Paperback
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Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author's six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Groupe des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers recounts the dangers and demands of military life, from the rigours of recruitment and operational training in the rugged mountains of France, to face-to-face combat in the grasslands of some of Africa's most troubled nations.
Told through the eyes of a soldier, and interspersed with humorous anecdotes, Appel is a fascinating story that debunks myths about the French Foreign Legion and shows it more accurately as a professional arm of the French military. Struthers provides insight into the rigorous discipline that the Legion instills in its young recruits, - who trade their identities as individuals for a life of adventure and a role in a unified fighting force whose motto is ""Honour and Loyalty.""
Foreword by Col. Benoit Desmeulles, former commanding officer of the Legions 2e Régiment Étranger Parachutistes.
Joel Adam Struthers is a former Legionnaire, a father, and a commercial helicopter pilot. When not preparing his children's school lunch, he is a helicopter pilot and a partner in a Canadian risk mitigation firm that solves difficult problems in challenging environments.
