Potpourri

November, 1991

March with the legionHardened criminals, shiftless chivalric knights, mercenary soldiers seeking fortune and adventure--and all willing to die for France. That's the French Foreign Legion. And if you think life in the legion is like the movie Beau Geste, pick up a copy of The French Foreign Legion, by Douglas Porch, subtitled "A Complete History of the Legendary Fighting Force," from Harper-Collins. It's 728 pages of danger, desertion and death, all for $35. Our kind of crowd.Culture s...