Elite military is relevant in todays world as fundamentalist groups become more organized and sophisticated.
As a Canadian serving in a foreign country's military, some would have called the author a mercenary, but his story shows him as a soldier serving alongside men of honor and integrity;
first book to detail the efforts to attain a coveted place within the Legion's commando parchutistes
debunks myths about the Legion, which is often misunderstood with negative connotations