On Special Service for the Foreign Legion [antikvár]

On Special Service for the Foreign Legion CHAPTER I How Alan joined the Legion Sub-lieutenant Alan Dowald, Distinguished Service Cross, Royal Navy, sat next to the young officer of his own rank who was his escort. In a few minutes he would be summoned to appear before the five ofi&cers who were trying him by court martial on the charge of "by neglect of duty losing His Majesty's ship under his command, and thereby contributing to the deaths of her entire company The trial had dragged on for two long and weary days in the colour-washed schoolroom which was part of the Haifa naval base, and Alan was more tired than he had ever been during his twenty years of life. For two days he had faced the five senior officers across the green-baize-covered table on which lay his own sword, hstening to the witnesses, the speeches of the prosecutor, the remarks of the judge advocate, and the lieutenant-commander who was acting