Susan Travers The only woman ever to have served as a French Foreign Legionnaire. Susan soon warmed to the idea of writing a book about her life, in particular revealing her secret love affair with her French Foreign Legion boss, General Koenig. The first task was to find a writer. I didn’t want to attempt …
Susan Travers The only woman ever to have served in the French Foreign Legion. Susan Travers : 1944 I decided the first step in my search for Susan Travers, to find out if she was indeed still alive, was to write to the French Embassy in Washington DC. It was three months before I received …
Susan Travers Forget Beau Geste . . . I was living in Malibu at the time. A small house overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I’ve attached a pic. Yeah, be jealous – it was a cool house, perfect for a writer. Completely secluded. I spent more time in LA in those days than I did on …
Susan Travers The only woman ever to have served in the French Foreign Legion. The story of how she played the most pivotal role in saving the lives of 3,000 Legionnaires and various other British and Australian troops during the evacuation of Bir Hakiem under attack from General Irwin Rommel in the desert war of …