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In der Fremdenlegion
Der deutsche Schriftsteller schildert hier, wie er nach einer glücklosen Beziehung zu einer Frau über Nacht verschwindet und sich in der Fremdenlegion anwerben lässt.
Inhalt:
Wie ich Legionär wurde.
Nach Afrika!
Legionär Nummer 17 89.
In der Kaserne.
Die militärische Tüchtigkeit der Fremdenregimenter.
"Legionär nix Geld."
Die Stadt der Fremdenlegion.
Hunderttausend Helden - Hunderttausend Opfer.
"Marschier oder verreck!"
Legionärsmarotten, Legionswahnsinn.
Das Desertionsfieber.
Das Kapitel der Strafen.
Vom typischen Laster.
Meine Flucht.
J'accuse ...
Inhalt:
Wie ich Legionär wurde.
Nach Afrika!
Legionär Nummer 17 89.
In der Kaserne.
Die militärische Tüchtigkeit der Fremdenregimenter.
"Legionär nix Geld."
Die Stadt der Fremdenlegion.
Hunderttausend Helden - Hunderttausend Opfer.
"Marschier oder verreck!"
Legionärsmarotten, Legionswahnsinn.
Das Desertionsfieber.
Das Kapitel der Strafen.
Vom typischen Laster.
Meine Flucht.
J'accuse ...
- GenresMilitary Fiction
213 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1909
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February 3, 2023
When I started reading this book, I didn’t know that it is over 100 years old.
Despite this fact was a surprise for me, it also brought some positive effects with it.
It paints a very different picture of the Foreign Legion than we know today. The legionnaire lives poorly, downright serfdom and enters a vicious circle with almost no chance of escape, suffers from arbitrary punishments of its officers, and has an extremely tight, daily repeating and monotonous time table.
Nevertheless, the author is a child of his time. His view of non-Europeans and non-Christians is, from today's perspective, backward and partly discriminatory. Even though I presume, the author belongs to the moderate contemporaries.
What I also noticed negatively is that dialects are written in spoken language in order to reflect the speaker’s pronunciation. This disturbs the reading flow immensely.
All in all, I would recommend the book to people who like to deal with the subject matter, but point out that it is not so much a documentary as a critique of the Legion.
Despite this fact was a surprise for me, it also brought some positive effects with it.
It paints a very different picture of the Foreign Legion than we know today. The legionnaire lives poorly, downright serfdom and enters a vicious circle with almost no chance of escape, suffers from arbitrary punishments of its officers, and has an extremely tight, daily repeating and monotonous time table.
Nevertheless, the author is a child of his time. His view of non-Europeans and non-Christians is, from today's perspective, backward and partly discriminatory. Even though I presume, the author belongs to the moderate contemporaries.
What I also noticed negatively is that dialects are written in spoken language in order to reflect the speaker’s pronunciation. This disturbs the reading flow immensely.
All in all, I would recommend the book to people who like to deal with the subject matter, but point out that it is not so much a documentary as a critique of the Legion.
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July 23, 2020
Unterhaltsam, aber auch ein Spiegelbild seiner Zeit was Meinungen und Wertungen angeht.
September 24, 2012
Very nice and interesting book. Written about 100 years ago, but in a style that sounds contemporary. Full of interesting information about "then and there".
June 1, 2013
It felt like I had joined the legion when all I wanted to do was read the book. I wasn't a big fan of his liberal use of the "n word" but it seemed very descriptive of what life was like.
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