A member of the French Foreign Legion salutes American soldiers as they march by during a parade June 4, 2014, in the streets of Carentan, France. The parade was part of the commemorative 70th ...

Probably one of the most famous army units in the world, the French Foreign Legion is still going strong almost 200 years after its foundation, and is now recruiting.

A French Foreign Legion armored personnel carrier. Ruth Maclean is the West Africa bureau chief for The New York Times, based in Senegal. She joined The Times in 2019 after three and a half years ...

Code of Honor puts you in the jungle boots of a soldier in The French Foreign Legion. The fast-paced solo campaign is based on the Foreign Legion’s most recent, heavily publicized operation ...

French Foreign Legion soldiers are waiting for the next patrol on Aug. 24, 2014. Edouard Elias French Foreign Legion soldiers are hiding behind sandbags on Aug. 16, 2014.

"The French Foreign Legion is still active today, despite its black-and-white 1930s film perception. In the modern age of rights, laws, and national sovereignty, the French have clung on ...

It feels like an anachronism, but the French Foreign Legion—the legendary last-stop military brigade for disgraced officers, French criminals, desperate foreigners, and foolish adventurers ...