With the Foreign Legion in Syria

by John Harvey

Overview

This memoir of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion during the Syrian campaign of the late 1920s relates the brutal story of life in the Legion and war in the deserts of Syria. John Harvey joined the Foreign Legion with the assumption that he would receive a substantial bonus and a glorious adventure. He was wrong on both points. Described is the siege of Rachaya Fort against the Druse faction in Syria, a famous and bloody battle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780941936811
Publisher:	Linden Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2003
Series:	Life on the Edge
Pages:	287
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 8.36(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

John Harvey is a pseudonym. There is no record of the real author, although experts believe he lived in England. He is presumed deceased.

Editorial Reviews

"This tale of harsh discipline and beastly degradation—and of sacrifice and gallantry—is a fascinating page-turner." —Military Heritage Magazine

From the Publisher

"This tale of harsh discipline and beastly degradation-and of sacrifice and gallantry-is a fascinating page-turner."

Military Heritage Magazine