| With the Foreign Legion in Syria Contributor(s): Harvey, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0941936813 ISBN-13: 9780941936811 Publisher: Craven Street Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2003 Annotation: This memoir of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion during the Syrian campaign of the late 1920s relates the brutal story of life in the Legion and war in the deserts of Syria. John Harvey joined the Foreign Legion with the assumption that he would receive a substantial bonus and a glorious adventure. He was wrong on both points. Described is the siege of Rachaya Fort against the Druse faction in Syria, a famous and bloody battle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Europe - France - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002156514 |
| Series: Life on the Edge |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.38" W x 8.36" (0.77 lbs) 287 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This memoir of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion during the Syrian campaign of the late 1920s relates the brutal story of life in the Legion and war in the deserts of Syria. John Harvey joined the Foreign Legion with the assumption that he would receive a substantial bonus and a glorious adventure. He was wrong on both points. Described is the siege of Rachaya Fort against the Druse faction in Syria, a famous and bloody battle. |