French Foreign Legion
Len Deighton, the novelist and film producer said in his introduction to John Robert Young's book on the French Foreign Legion: "In our far travelled, communication-sated permissive society, there are few remaining conversation stoppers. But any man who can say, “I served with the Legion” is guaranteed an audience. There is something intriguing about an enclosed society. It attracts our attention, arouses our curiosity and baffles by exclusion.” John Robert Young's book on the Legion is one of the finest and has been praised by reviewers worldwide. It has never been bettered and all these years later, it still has a wide audience.
