French Foreign Legion for Beginners

Zusatztext

This book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in joining the French Foreign Legion. Do you meet the entry requirements? What needs special attention? Will you be able to get out of the contract? Do you have to speak French? How fit do you really have to be? Are tattoos or glasses a problem? How can I prepare physically, etc.? All the answers meet the latest standards. - I advise no one to join the French Foreign Legion on the assumption of glamour or glory - the Author says: Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. (William Jennings Bryan).

Autorenportrait

Thomas Gast was born in 1961. At the age of 23 he joined the French Foreign Legion, his school of life. His first two years were with the 3rd Infantry Regiment in French Guyana, he then served seventeen years, attaining the rank of Adjutant, in the elite 2nd Parachute Regiment (the only airborne unit in the French Foreign Legion), based on the island of Corsica. During this time, he was involved in a wide variety of overseas tours and theatres of operation. This vast experience inspired him to tell his stunning stories about this mysterious guild. In 2002 he moved to Germany, where he worked as a picture and sound engineer at the ´Theater am Neunerplatz` in Würzburg. He is currently working on his latest novel.

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