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Plot Summary of Tarzan and the Foreign Legion
"As a Colonel in the RAF, Tarzan ("John Clayton") joins a reconnaisance flight in an American WWII bomber. The crew has mixed feelings about being joined by a Brit. The plane is shot down over Japanese-controlled Sumatra. The eyes of the doubters are opened as Tarzan's exploits are seen. Very clever, humorous dialog, excellent plot in a truly historical setting, WWII Malaysia. Highly enjoyable read."
Mark Kislingbury, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Tarzan and the Foreign Legion
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - hand to hand - guns
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

Setting
Terrain - Jungle - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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