02420cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000260011324500230013926400510016230000470021333600260026033700260028633800360031250000310034850801870037952013110056653400450187765300280192265300230195065300550197365300230202885600430205159084UtSlPG20260610134348.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aLe Poer, John Patrick12aA Modern Legionary 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-03-21  aProduced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"A Modern Legionary" by John Patrick Le Poer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in the early 1880s, depicting the life of a young Irish boy who, seeking to escape the dull confines of boarding school and the constraints of his home, decides to enlist in the French Foreign Legion in search of adventure and a new identity. The narrative promises a blend of personal growth, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of military life as the protagonist embarks on a tumultuous journey through foreign lands.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the main character, a 16-year-old boy who has just arrived in Paris with little money and a determination to break free from his mundane existence. After a chance encounter with a soldier, he is persuaded to join the Foreign Legion, despite hearing about the challenges that await him. The opening chapters detail his motivations for enlisting, his interactions with fellow recruits, and the process of becoming a soldier, all while setting the stage for his upcoming trials in both military training and the conflicts that lie ahead. This establishes a foundation for a story that explores themes of camaraderie, identity, and survival within the harsh realities of military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTeenage boys -- Fiction  aAlgeria -- Fiction  aFrance. Armée. Légion étrangère -- Fiction  aVietnam -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59084