Mission of Mercy — John Robb

A revolution breaks out in the independent Arab republic of Hanah. The French legation is in danger. A tiny Foreign Legion detachment is sent into the country, ordered to protect European lives and property. But that detachment is in no condition to undertake a task that calls for restraint as well as courage. It is under the command of Captain Laubert, a cunning but demented officer...a man who has been threatened with arrest by his junior officer.