Marching with the Devil by David Mason

Marching with the Devil by David Mason

A real-life boy's own adventure, MARCHING WITH THE DEVIL is a hell-raising account of five years in the infamous French Foreign Legion. Now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.

‘Since its creation in 1831, the French Foreign Legion has become the stuff of myth, fiction and dreams.. Anyone thinking of joining up would be well advised to read this book first.’ * The Sun Herald *
‘Remarkable... It's hard not to think it a shame that a man of such obvious gifts should have wasted them on the legion, just so as not to have to feel like a quitter, even if this book was the result.’ * The Age *
‘Marching with the Devil quickly turns into an insightful and honest account of an unpretentious Aussie's experiences in one of the most ramshackle and soul-destroying military organisations on Earth.’ * Courier Mail *
‘A strangely compulsive read about one man’s quest for self knowledge.’ * Men's Health Magazine *
‘Mason left a comfortable life in Australia to test himself in the crucible of the legion, and he writes about it 20 years after his service time necessary to give himself the distance and context he needed to write about an extraordinary and painful experience.’ * Sunday Mail Brisbane *
‘It’s a rollicking, readable memoir of extreme adventures.’ * Burnie Advocate *

In 1988, David Mason joined the French Foreign Legion. He stayed for five years and served in the Legion's elite Parachute Regiment. David later wrote about his time in the Legion in MARCHING WITH THE DEVIL. In 1998, alone with three camels, David walked across Australia at its widest point, carrying out the first recorded solo east-to-west crossing of the Simpson Desert. For this expedition he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Australian Geographic Society. He wrote a book about this journey titled, WALK ACROSS AUSTRALIA: THE FIRST SOLO CROSSING. For a decade David was Counsel, International Law in the Department of Defence. He was Senior Adviser to Australia's Defence Minister and later, National Security Adviser to the Attorney-General of Australia. David left the Attorney's office to pursue a Doctorate in Law at the Australian National University's College of Law. His doctoral thesis deals with the status of mercenaries in international armed conflict. David has deployed on operations eight times and is the only person to have served as a Legionnaire, Australian Defence Civilian on Bougainville and in Iraq, Private Contractor in Iraq and as an Australian Defence Force Officer in Afghanistan.

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ISBN 13	9780733639135
ISBN 10	0733639135
Title	Marching with the Devil
Author	David Mason
Series	Hachette Military Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hachette Australia
Year published	2017-08-08
Number of pages	416
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