Legion of the Lost by Jamie Salazar

A story about life (or rather the first 2–3 months) in the French Foreign Legion written by an american guy.

I was curious to read more about the Legion, partly because I like reading action stories and partly because I wanted to see a glimpse of what a friend felt there. My friend joined the Legion 4 or 5 years ago, and unlike our hero from this book, served in Djibouti and other strange places and is still enrolled. I haven’t had the chance to speak with him much, but the other friends told me that he looked changed. His look was cold. Now I can see why.

What I liked about this book is the fact that our hero left a cosy place (his 9 to 5 corporate job) to do something wild. I didn’t like that he didn’t stay to finish what he started, though.

If you like army/war like action books, this is a nice book that would entertain you.