Appel

A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion

de Joel Adam Struthers (auteur), Benoit Desmeulles (avant-propos), Paul Boucher (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Wilfrid Laurier University Press

juillet 2020

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In vivid detail, Joel Struthers chronicles the French Foreign Legion’s storied history, including the rigorous discipline it instills in its recruits, as part of his six years as a professional solider, from the unrelenting operational training in France to face-to-face combat in Africa.

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Résumé

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.

Auteur

Joel Adam Struthers (auteur)

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.

Auteur(s) : Joel Adam Struthers