11 must-read biography books like Diary of a Legionnaire. My Life in the French Foreign Legion by Gareth Carins

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Diary of a Legionnaire. My Life in the French Foreign Legion

By: Gareth Carins

4.14

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

After finishing university but not ready to settle down, Gareth Carins joined the French Foreign Le…

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Cover of Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion by Simon Murray

1. Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion

By: Simon Murray

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

The French Foreign Legion-mysterious, romantic, deadly-is filled with men of dubious character, and… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
Cover of The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers by Craig  Harrison, Craig   Harrison

2. The Longest Kill: The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers

By: Craig Harrison , Craig Harrison

4.75

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

It takes a tough mindset to be a successful sniper, to be able to dig in for days on your own as yo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
Cover of Shoot to Kill: From 2 Para to the SAS by Michael Asher

3. Shoot to Kill: From 2 Para to the SAS

By: Michael Asher

3.72

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

Michael Asher's investigation into the famous SAS operation, THE REAL BRAVO TWO ZERO was one of the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
Cover of Fighting for the French Foreign Legion by Alex Lochrie

4. Fighting for the French Foreign Legion

By: Alex Lochrie

4.49

Format: 288 pages, ebook

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography

5. Marching With The Devil: My Five Years In The French Foreign Legion

By: David Mason

3.26

Format: None pages,

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6. The Catch

By: T.M. Logan

3.97

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Ed is delighted to meet his twenty-three year old daughter's fiancé for the first time. Ryan appear… read more

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7. French Foreign Legion Commando

By: Harry Dobson

4.38

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

A link to my website that contains a few pictures and blogs from my military LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA -T… read more

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Cover of Duty Bound: A conscript's tale by William B Burkey

8. Duty Bound: A conscript's tale

By: William B Burkey

3.68

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

The British Army National Service call-up was an extension of the WWII conscription, and lasted fro… read more

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9. Sand Wedges and Sugar Mice

By: Roger Small

4.36

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

War is not all heroic deeds and daring-do, even for the Special Forces the glory only occupies a ve… read more

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Cover of Breathe: A Life in Flow by Rickson Gracie

10. Breathe: A Life in Flow

By: Rickson Gracie

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

*An instant  New York Times  bestseller, USA Today  bestseller, and Wall Street Journal  bestseller… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Shattering disappointments require you to be radically honest with yourself, a process that can be painful but is absolutely necessary."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"If I'm fighting for money, I'll stop hitting you when you or the referee asks me to. If we are fighting for honor, I'll stop hitting you when I feel like it."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, 98 percent of MMA fans have never stepped into the cage, or even onto the mat, much less felt their noses break or tendons pop. Their relationship with violence is virtual. MMA is just somethi…"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, it is possible to get a Jiu Jitsu black belt without knowing self-defense or even getting into a real fight. This was impossible during the 1970s and 1980s. Because my father and uncle loudly …"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

Cover of Over My Dead Body (William Warwick, #4) by Jeffrey Archer

11. Over My Dead Body (William Warwick, #4)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.07

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

A Polícia Metropolitana de Londres acaba de anunciar uma nova unidade de Casos Arquivados com o pro… read more

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Cover of It's a Long Way to Tooting Broadway: The Autobiography of a WW2 British Soldier by Reginald Cambridge

12. It's a Long Way to Tooting Broadway: The Autobiography of a WW2 British Soldier

By: Reginald Cambridge

4.48

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Join Reginald (Reg) Cambridge at the beginning of his World War 2 journey in the early 1940s as he … read more

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13. SAS: Sea King Down

By: Mark Aston

4.47

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

The thrilling, edge-of-your-seat true story of one soldier's Special Forces operations in the Falkl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
Cover of Odd Man Out: James Mason – A Biography by Sheridan Morley

14. Odd Man Out: James Mason – A Biography

By: Sheridan Morley

3.79

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Incredibly good-looking, in a dark way … that curious quality of a man with an eternal secret. … T… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Other Side of the Moon: The Life of David Niven by Sheridan Morley

15. The Other Side of the Moon: The Life of David Niven

By: Sheridan Morley

4.07

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A highly readable work … Niven emerges as gallant and gracious.’ Chicago Tribune Sheridan Morley … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin by Alan S. Levin

16. Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin

By: Alan S. Levin

4.53

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

"Why do I need a gun? I'm a doctor!" Over fifty years ago, I was a Harvard-trained pediatrician … read more

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Cover of The Hunt: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Catch a Taliban Warlord by Andy McNab

17. The Hunt: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Catch a Taliban Warlord

By: Andy McNab

4.15

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

From master storyteller Andy McNab, this is the opening book in an adventure-filled and action-pack… read more

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  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes. by Geraint  Jones

18. Brothers in Arms: Real War. True Friends. Unlikely Heroes.

By: Geraint Jones

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Darkly funny, shockingly honest, Brothers in Arms is an unforgettable account of a soldier's tour o… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Giant Killer: The incredible true story of the smallest man to serve in the U.S. Military—Vietnam veteran Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty - Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, & 2 Purple Hearts. by David A. Yuzuk

19. The Giant Killer: The incredible true story of the smallest man to serve in the U.S. Military—Vietnam veteran Green Beret Captain Richard J. Flaherty - Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, & 2 Purple Hearts.

By: David A. Yuzuk

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The astonishing true story of Richard James Flaherty—a diminutive homeless man whose remarkable lif… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
Cover of The Squadron (Kindle Single) by Mark Urban

20. The Squadron (Kindle Single)

By: Mark Urban

3.68

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s 2005, and Baghdad is descending into a maelstrom of violence. Murder, kidnap, and bombing are … read more

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Cover of Desperate Journey: Escape from Burma in 1942, through 900 miles of arduous, Japanese-occupied territory by Francis Clifford

21. Desperate Journey: Escape from Burma in 1942, through 900 miles of arduous, Japanese-occupied territory

By: Francis Clifford

4.48

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

“This is a story of escape; a true account of how a dwindling group of soldiers made their way to s… read more

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Cover of BOMB DOORS OPEN: From East End boy to Lancaster Bomber Pilot with 617 'Dambuster' Squadron by Ken Trent

22. BOMB DOORS OPEN: From East End boy to Lancaster Bomber Pilot with 617 'Dambuster' Squadron

By: Ken Trent

4.55

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Bomb Doors Open tells the story of Fl/Lt Ken Trent DFC*, who flew more than forty missions over Naz… read more

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23. Escaping the Amazon

By: Alex De Bruyn

3.72

Format: 285 pages, ebook

Alex de Bruyn was still in his early twenties as he stared out forlornly into the vast Atlantic Oce… read more

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Cover of Legion of the Lost: The True Experience of an American in the French Foreign Legion by Jaime Salazar

24. Legion of the Lost: The True Experience of an American in the French Foreign Legion

By: Jaime Salazar

3.67

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

"Since 1831, the French Foreign Legion has become a renowned symbol of discipline and solidarity. M… read more

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  • military fiction
  • nonfiction
Cover of I Can't Get my Overalls Off by Steve Rothwell

25. I Can't Get my Overalls Off

By: Steve Rothwell

3.75

Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition

When I first started in the motor trade back in 1974 I can remember on my first day one of the old … read more

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Cover of The Smell of Diesel: A Personal Account of the Working Life of A Lorry Driver From the 1960S Onwards by David Whitfield

26. The Smell of Diesel: A Personal Account of the Working Life of A Lorry Driver From the 1960S Onwards

By: David Whitfield

4.47

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

A personal account of my working life from when I left school at aged 15 in 1961. My interest whils… read more

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Cover of My Camp: Life in the French Foreign Legion by J.R. Lawrence

27. My Camp: Life in the French Foreign Legion

By: J.R. Lawrence

4.30

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Follow the story of a young man, who, through a chance encounter in prison, leaves his life of crim… read more

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Cover of Diary of a Legionnaire. My Life in the French Foreign Legion by Gareth Carins

28. Diary of a Legionnaire. My Life in the French Foreign Legion

By: Gareth Carins

4.14

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

After finishing university but not ready to settle down, Gareth Carins joined the French Foreign Le… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • france
Cover of The Spanish Foreign Legion: My Time as a 'Bridegroom of Death' by Mark Gee

29. The Spanish Foreign Legion: My Time as a 'Bridegroom of Death'

By: Mark Gee

3.69

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1980’s a young Englishman enlists in the brutal Spanish Foreign Legion looking for adventure… read more

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Cover of Bullet Magnet by Mick Flynn

30. Bullet Magnet

By: Mick Flynn

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A raw, honest and evocative account of life as the most highly decorated serving soldier in the Bri… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • biography
Cover of Hidden Soldier: An Irish Legionnaire's Wars from Bosnia to Iraq by Padraig O'Keeffe

31. Hidden Soldier: An Irish Legionnaire's Wars from Bosnia to Iraq

By: Padraig O'Keeffe

3.95

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Pidraig OOCOKeeffe joined the elite and secretive French Foreign Legion at the age of twenty, seeki… read more

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  • military fiction
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