Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion

Struthers, Joel Adam

ISBN 10: 177112105X / ISBN 13: 9781771121057

Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2019

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250 Pages Illus., Maps.

Seller Inventory # 050172

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 177112105X
• ISBN 13: 9781771121057
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • War & Militarism

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Joel Adam Struthers is a former Legionnaire, a helicopter pilot and a partner in a Canadian risk mitigation firm that solves difficult problems in challenging environments.