Bøger af George Manington

This memoir tells the story of Arthur J. Sarl, an Englishman who fought for the French Foreign Legion in Algeria and Tonquin in the late 19th century. Sarl's vivid descriptions of battle and his personal reflections on the ethics of colonialism make this book an important historical document.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Originally published in 1907, A Soldier of the Legion is a narrative account of the author. George Manington shares his experiences of his 5 years as a Legionnaire in the French Foreign Legion. He relates how he enlisted and was then sent to Algeria and later on to Indo China to combat the insurgents. Full of interesting anecdotes and information about the life of a legionnaire in peace and war and quite a read. Most of the narrative deals with Tonquin, and the fighting there against the rebels in their forest fastnesses. Incidentally, in giving an account of his friendship for the native sergeant, Doy-Tho, the author has been able to impart to the pages of the book an Oriental atmosphere that we think will prove attractive to the reader.

" Sitting at the terrace of a well-known café , on the main boulevard of the French capital, some time ago, I happened to glance down the columns of a Parisian newspaper, and was struck by a realistic account of the re- cent combat at El-Moungar. After describing this action,a long, arduous, but successful defence of a convoy of arms and ammunition by a handful of men from the For- eign Legion against the repeated attacks of more than a thousand fanati- cal Moorish horsemen, the journalist expressed his admiration for the courage and disinterested devotion of which this corps has so often given proof."

In Paris, 1890, an Englishman named George Manington signed up to join the French Foreign Legion. French Indochina was his destination, to help quell the rebels against colonial rule that had emerged after the Sino-French War. The Yên Th¿ Insurrection had been continuing for twenty-two years in this area before Manington arrived, and he entered into the midst of this of this vicious war. Manington's work A Soldier of the Legion is a fascinating account of life in one of the most famous regiments in history.