Memories of three former legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion in Algeria from 1956 to 1964. Eberhard Nadjé and Dieter Fessler recount their experiences as infantrymen and paratroopers during the Algerian War, which was primarily fought between the French military and the ALN, the armed wing of the Algerian independence movement FLN, from 1954 to 1962. Jürgen Bergner complements these accounts with brilliant photographs from his service time, providing a remarkable insight into the Foreign Legion of that era and the country of Algeria. The men endured a tough life in the Legion, facing many hardships in the sweltering heat of North Africa, in rugged terrain, in the desert and steppe, as well as in the icy cold and snow-covered mountains of Algeria. These were profoundly impactful experiences that most people in Europe can hardly imagine.