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Choc.  An odd name for a stray, mongrel dog; a denizen of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.  Perhaps it started out as choco, or chocolate.  In any case it’s the name of a camp-following dog cared for by the kind Foreign … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lateness of this post–I was away from the keyboard for a day.  This story by Georges Surdez appeared in the May 1st, 1931 issue of Adventure Magazine.  It’s one of several pieces that Surdez wrote that were … Continue reading →

Here’s another Hell’s Angels Squad story from Warren Hastings Miller.  It appeared in the May 1928 issue of Blue Book Magazine.  The squad series usually consists of several recurring characters led by the American Sergeant Ike Smith and includes Criswell … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas to all of the followers of this blog, regular readers and occasional visitors.  Wishing you and your families a happy and joyful Christmas season and a great 2025.  Join me in praying again for peace on earth and for … Continue reading →

This Georges Surdez story comes from Blue Book Magazine (February 1941).  It’s one of the very few Foreign Legion action stories set in the 1915 Dardanelles / Gallipoli Campaign of World War One.  This horrid attempt to push Turkey out … Continue reading →

Not all Foreign Legion stories appeared on pulpy pages.  Some authors like Georges Surdez and P.C. Wren had their Legion tales appear in the slick magazines such as Collier’s Weekly, Everybody’s, McClure’s, Cosmopolitan and some lesser known magazines such as … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everyone!  It was a bright and mild first day of 2023 in central Wisconsin–a great start to the next year.  Here are five galleries of miniatures, or “figurines” as some prefer, that I probably found on Planet … Continue reading →

The following items consist of nine copies of the 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment’s internally produced newspaper “Rouge Vert“.  These were published from 01 Jan 1940 to 01 May 1940 consisting of issues #4 to #12.  This covers a portion of … Continue reading →

Presenting 11 Foreign Legion Movie posters for my “Backwards 12 Days of Christmas”.  I’m sure you can spot the two modern ones; the nicely named Monlegionnaire and Legio Patria Nostra.