About the Author

Adrian D. Gilbert is the bestselling author of POW: Allied Prisoners in Europe, 1939-45 and Sniper: The Skills, the Weapons, and the Experiences. He has contributed to military history documentaries on both the History Channel and the Discovery Channel and has written for a variety of publications, including the Sunday Times and the Guardian. His website is adrian-gilbert.co.uk.

Reviews

These vibrant legionnaire voices are agonized, bitter, brutal, fearful, and haunting, but some speak with pride and praise ('It's a soldier's dream'), recalling the legion as a "life-changing" experience.