Author Archives: Saint-Loup

Saint-Loup (1908–1990), is the pen name of French author and adventurer Marc Augier, who was the author of more than 30 books. Saint-Loup’s books on World War II include Les volontaires (The Volunteers) (on the French Volunteer Legion), Les hérétiques (The Heretics), Les nostalgiques (The Nostalgics) (post-War stories of the volunteers), Les SS de la toison d'or (The SS of the Golden Fleece) (on Leon Degrelle and the Flemish and Walloon volunteers), La Division Azul (The Blue Division) (on the Spanish legion), and Götterdämmerung, ou rencontre avec la bête (Témoignage 1944–1945) (Götterdämmerung, or Encounter with the Beast [Experiences 1944–1945]). His novels include La nuit commence au Cap Horn (Nightfall on Cape Horn), on the destruction of South American Indians by Christian missionaries. Saint-Loup also wrote histories, travel and adventure books, and books on automobiles.