Monthly Archives: July 2014

Hodgepodge for July 2014

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Jack Wagner

Some of the odds and ends related to the Foreign Legion that I discovered this past  month… 1.  Regiments of the French Foreign Legion.  Here is a very nice documentary on the Foreign Legion.  Though titled “Regiments of” it is … Continue reading →

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Romance & Revolt in Under Two Flags

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jack Wagner

I found a very informative and entertaining article on this movie in the June 1936 edition of Romantic Movie Stories (a movie/romance pulp of the time).  This 1936 version is the fourth film adaption of the famous 1867 novel by … Continue reading →

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Legion Pulp: Outguessed

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Jack Wagner

This short pulp story comes from the pages of Thrilling Adventures fiction magazine–specifically the July 1936 issue.  It was written by Ralph Milne Farley which was a pen name for Roger Sherman Hoar who wrote for several pulp titles between … Continue reading →

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Grit Gregson Fighter in the Foreign Legion: The Wine Barrel’s Secret

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Jack Wagner

Here is a short story featuring the Grit Gregson, a British legionnaire who gets mixed up in many North African adventures.  Grit was a popular feature in the early issues of the weekly UK comic called Lion (King of Picture … Continue reading →

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