French Foreign Legion Commando New Book

A link to my website that contains a few pictures and blogs from my military life:https://www.harrydobson.co.uk/galleryLEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA -The Legion is our fatherland.THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION is a legendarybranch of the French army known for its severediscipline and its recruitment of ex-convicts, misfits andruffians from every corner of the globe. Harry was onlyeighteen years old when he signed a five-year contractthat would set him on a path from which there wasno turning back. There, he would travel thousands ofmiles from home over mountains, through deserts andinto danger. He would meet many good men and fightalongside some of the best soldiers the French armyhas to offer and be tested to his physical and mentallimits. It was the adventure of a lifetime.'French Foreign Legion Commando' is a memoir written by Harry A. Dobson after his 5-year term of service to the French army. During his time he completed a total of 3 tours of duty in Mali, North Africa. Harry was accepted into one of only two elite commando units within the French army. With the GCM - 'Groupement Commando Montagne' (mountain commandos) Harry served his last 2 tours and fought in a number of high-profile missions, many of which made it to Front-page French newspapers.The book outlines the many trials life in the French Foreign Legion presents, the highs as well as the lows. Harry describes all the fascinating characters he met along the way and the bonds of friendship he formed with men brought together by a unique institution.Apart from the conflict of Mali, the book also covers the rigorous training French commando’s undergo and the complications Harry had to face as a non-French speaker and Legionnaire within that elite group.Finally, the book aims to provide an insight into what life as a Legionnaire is like and the effect that the organisation has on the men serving within it.You are seldom likely to stumble across such a story twice.