French Foreign Legion XviD AC3

The Legion is an army surrounded by romance, myth and intrigue. Its history spans more than a hundred and fifty years, and it is world renowned for bravery. From fighting Russian Cossacks in 1853 to patrolling Sarajevo in 1992, they have always been in the thick of the action. At any one time there are approximately ninety to a hundred different nationalities serving in the French Foreign Legion. Men from China, Japan, America, Africa, Iceland, Australia, and Russia have found their way into the hallowed ranks of the Legion. Discipline and training is brutal and from the interviews in this documentary it seems that old hands will do almost anything under orders; 10 legionnaires will die during their five-year tenure. Legionnaires sworn allegiance, and only obligation, is to the Legion itself, not to France. The legion's motto is simple: "Legio Patria Nester"- The Legion Is Our Country. The Legion vows never to leave their weapons behind, never to fail to take an objective, for Death must come first