The French Foreign Legion began as a force of foreigners, outcasts, deserters, and adventurers before becoming one of the world’s most respected military units. This story follows its rise through ...

More than just a fixture in movies from the 30's and 40's, according to journalist William Langewiesche, the French Foreign Legion has seen more continuous fighting than any other military outfit in ...

Edouard Elias first embedded with the French Foreign Legion in the summer of 2014 during France’s military intervention in Central African Republic. At first, the legionnaires were wary of yet another ...

Military service is often the chosen path of those with a patriotic calling. But for the men of the French Foreign Legion, the country they’re trained to fight and die for isn’t their own. Volunteers ...

The Legion’s power comes from more than weapons—it comes from a brotherhood built through harsh training, strict discipline, ...

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President Zelenskyy has set up the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine for those who wish to volunteer – including U.S. citizens. To take advantage of that support, Ukrainian President ...

The story is bizarre enough to serve as the plot of an action movie: 2nd Lt. Lawrence J. Franks Jr. quit his job in the U.S. Army, fled the country and secretly enlisted in the elite French Foreign ...

Sean McFate is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. President Obama recently announced that an additional 250 Special Operations forces will be sent to Syria to stem the spread of the Islamic ...