How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms(1970)

Original title: Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 2 - Za bronią

After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.