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Le Boudin: The Demons of Camerone
A tale of courage, war, lust, defiance and honour, set against the backdrop of the most heroic last-stand action in military history. A Scotsman and his Irish friend, both of whom are on the run from Edinburgh, fleeing both justice and injustice, find themselves in Mexico as soldiers in France’s Foreign Legion, seeking redemption under arms. This is how history was made. A stirring, fast-paced, enthralling historical novel, with beautiful original artwork provided by May Yang, Martin Symmers, Chris Wainwright and John Colquhoun.”
227 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2014
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About the author
Ian Colquhoun
21 books5 followersIan Colquhoun is an author from Livingston and now based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He has been severely disabled since losing his legs in an unprovoked assault and arson attack whilst living in Ireland in 2002. After years of surgery and painful rehabilitation, Ian amazed everyone by not only learning to walk again with prosthetic legs, but by also utilising a talent for writing that he had hitherto tried to hide, his first seven books being published between 2007 and 2013, with many more to follow.
Ian also acts now, and has been on many TV shows and films, both as an actor and as an ‘extra’, as well as appearing as himself on numerous occasions. He also has vast experience as a casualty simulation advisor to the emergency services, often doing dangerous stunts and showing people how to ‘handle’ amputees.
His primary field of expertise in writing is military history and true life stories/biographies. His first book ‘Burnt’ was featured on TV’s ‘Richard and Judy’ show and was a highly placed nominee for ‘Book of the Year’ on Amazon in 2008.
Ian studied history at the University of Edinburgh, but prior to that was a forklift truck driver until he lost his legs.
"I'm no Dostoevsky - I just love to write"
He has been severely disabled since losing his legs in an unprovoked assault and arson attack whilst living in Ireland in 2002. After years of surgery and painful rehabilitation, Ian amazed everyone by not only learning to walk again with prosthetic legs, but by also utilising a talent for writing that he had hitherto tried to hide, his first seven books being published between 2007 and 2013, with many more to follow.
Ian also acts now, and has been on many TV shows and films, both as an actor and as an ‘extra’, as well as appearing as himself on numerous occasions. He also has vast experience as a casualty simulation advisor to the emergency services, often doing dangerous stunts and showing people how to ‘handle’ amputees.
His primary field of expertise in writing is military history and true life stories/biographies. His first book ‘Burnt’ was featured on TV’s ‘Richard and Judy’ show and was a highly placed nominee for ‘Book of the Year’ on Amazon in 2008.
Ian studied history at the University of Edinburgh, but prior to that was a forklift truck driver until he lost his legs.
"I'm no Dostoevsky - I just love to write"
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May 15, 2018
Enjoyable and informative!
This book was written with an interesting structure that worked at times and felt like it disrupted the pace at other times, but the story, the information, and the characters themselves were so strong and enjoyable, it deserves five stars.
It really gives a wonderful glimpse into life in the British isles at the time, life in the legion, Algeria and Mexico while giving a wonderful history lesson throughout.
This book was written with an interesting structure that worked at times and felt like it disrupted the pace at other times, but the story, the information, and the characters themselves were so strong and enjoyable, it deserves five stars.
It really gives a wonderful glimpse into life in the British isles at the time, life in the legion, Algeria and Mexico while giving a wonderful history lesson throughout.
Displaying 1 of 1 review