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2nd Day of Christmas: 2 Tales of Escape

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Jack Wagner

For the 2nd Day of Christmas (or the 11th Day if you follow the Christmas carol) here are two tales of escape from the Foreign Legion.  They both appeared in the Wide World Magazine.  Though the same size as common … Continue reading →

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The Legion is Our Homeland

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Jack Wagner

This article came from an encyclopedia set called “The Elite”.  Each book of the 10 volume set was basically a bound collection of articles that originally appeared in the UK magazine called “The Elite: Against All Odds” (published by Orbis) … Continue reading →

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Integration, Collective Identity, and Assimilation in the French Foreign Legion

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Jack Wagner

Integration, Collective Identity, and Assimilation in the French Foreign Legion by Chef de Bataillion Thomas Philippe Riou Légion Étrangère, Armée de Terre I came across this article a couple of months ago while browsing the U.S. Marine Corps University site.  … Continue reading →

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Combat and Survival

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Jack Wagner

Combat and Survival was a military, firearms and survival magazine that appeared in the late 1980’s from the United Kingdom.  You might recognize this older logo.  It was a slim publication but one that actually lasted 30 years or so … Continue reading →

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My Life in the Legion by Trevor S. H. Jones

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Jack Wagner

To close out 2018 here is an article from the British “true-life” adventure publication The Wide World Magazine.  I only have the seven pages of the article so I’m not sure what date this issue was but my best guess is … Continue reading →

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The Foreign Legion on Holiday (Ft. LeClerc)

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Jack Wagner

Here is a quick post that gives a glimpse into what the Legion was up to back in 1952 during Camerone Day.  This article came from the 11 October UK illustrated magazine”The Sphere”.  This has a couple of pictures of … Continue reading →

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Hodgepodge – Spring 2018

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jack Wagner

I used to post a monthly wrap up of new Foreign Legion related articles and items (a hodgepodge) found on the “inter-webs”.  I stopped these posts last year because it seemed like I was reaching too hard for relevant material … Continue reading →

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After a Hundred Years…this IS the Foreign Legion

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Jack Wagner

This is another fine article on the Foreign Legion from the British Newspaper Archive.  Like other articles posted here it is an account of the Foreign Legion written on or around their 100th Anniversary / Centennial.  It appeared in the … Continue reading →

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As in the Days of “Beau Geste” by P. C. Wren

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Jack Wagner

This one page article came from The Illustrated London News of 13 November 1926.  It’s a unique instance of a writer of Foreign Legion fiction commenting on the writings of another author’s non-fictional memoir of actual experiences in the Legion … Continue reading →

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The Life of the Legion

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Jack Wagner

The other day I decided to check out what could be found at The British Newspaper Archive.  This site has a modest paywall for access and I purchased a single month.  After spending several days browsing and searching I can … Continue reading →

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