Background
Murray, Simon was born on March 25, 1940 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Son of Patrick George and Maxine May (King) Murray.
(“A pleasure to read and nearly impossible to put down.” –...)
“A pleasure to read and nearly impossible to put down.” –Army Times “Embodies an experience that many have enjoyed in fantasy–few in reality.” –The Washington Post The French Foreign Legion–mysterious, romantic, deadly–is filled with men of dubious character, and hardly the place for a proper Englishman just nineteen years of age. Yet in 1960, Simon Murray traveled alone to Paris, Marseilles, and ultimately Algeria to fulfill the toughest contract of his life: a five-year stint in the Legion. Along the way, he kept a diary. Legionnaire is a compelling, firsthand account of Murray’s experience with this legendary band of soldiers. This gripping journal offers stark evidence that the Legion’s reputation for pushing men to their breaking points and beyond is well deserved. In the fierce, sun-baked North African desert, strong men cracked under brutal officers, merciless training methods, and barbarous punishments. Yet Murray survived, even thrived. For he shared one trait with these hard men from all nations and backgrounds: a determination never to surrender. “The drama, excitement, and color of a good guts-and-glory thriller.” –Dr. Henry Kissinger
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(Simon Murray was nineteen when he joined the French Forei...)
Simon Murray was nineteen when he joined the French Foreign Legion. Inspired by the romantic myths of Beau Geste, he found himself in the ranks of one of the world's greatest - and toughest - fighting forces. He kept a unique diary of the hard living, harsh discipline, and the military tradition of 'March or Die' which he turned into this gripping book. "Simon Murray's personal account of a gently reared, well-educated British youth's coming of age in the French Foreign Legion has the drama, excitement and colour of a good guts-and-glory thriller ...Murray is a talented storyteller, and his fellow legionnaires and their disciplined and proud Corps are vividly portrayed. I was hooked from the first page." - Dr Henry Kissinger. "One of the greatest adventure stories in recent years." - Chris Patten.
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( Legionären är den första delen i Simon Scarrows Silverö...)
Legionären är den första delen i Simon Scarrows Silverörnsserie, en episk berättelse om det romerska rikets fälttåg under vår tideräknings första århundrade. Historien tar sin början år 42, i hjärtat av Germanien; här möts för första gången två män som under de kommande åren ska komma att kämpa sida vid sida i otaliga strider och äventyr.När rekryten Quintus Licinius Cato anländer till den andra legionens läger i Germanien har han en svår tid framför sig. Soldatlivets brutala vardag blir en hård prövning för den oerfarne och boklärde ynglingen. Och det blir inte bättre när hans förbindelser till kejsaren leder till att han trots sin ungdom utses till centurionen Macros närmaste man. Hans befordran får missnöjet och avundsjukan att jäsa bland de äldre soldaterna i legionen. Men Cato låter sig inte kuvas. Under den ärrade Macros befäl får han chansen att bevisa vad han går för som legionär. Detta visar sig inte minst då den romerska armén återigen tågar västerut, mot det land som en gång betvingade Caesar: det barbariska Britannien. Efter den långa vandringen västerut får Cato och Macro ett hemligt uppdrag: de ska återerövra något som flera hundra år tidigare gick Caesar ur händerna ... Please note: This title is in Swedish.
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Murray, Simon was born on March 25, 1940 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Son of Patrick George and Maxine May (King) Murray.
Student, Bedford School, England. Certified senior executive program, Stanford Business School, 1979.
Manager building materials Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, 1966-1969, executive assistant to director Hong Kong, 1972-1973. Manager Harry Wicking & Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1970-1972. Board directors Matheson & Company, London, Hong Kong, 1973-1975.
Managing director Jardine Engineering Corporation, Hong Kong, 1975-1979, Davenham Investments, Hong Kong, 1980-1984. Group managing director Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., Hong Kong, since 1984. Chairman board directors Hongkong Electric Holdings, Cavendish International Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong.
Co-chairman Husky Oil, Canada, 1986.
( Legionären är den första delen i Simon Scarrows Silverö...)
(Simon Murray was nineteen when he joined the French Forei...)
(“A pleasure to read and nearly impossible to put down.” –...)
Author: The Legionnaire, 1979.
Member advisory board Hong Kong Red Cross, 1986. Director Community Chest, Hong Kong, 1987. Chairman Honour Hong Kong campaign, 1989.
Member Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Club.
Squash, jogging, reading.
Married Jennifer Anne Leila. Children: George Justin, Suzanna Jane Eleanor, Christy Elizabeth.