A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 image
ISBN-10:

0670619647

ISBN-13:

9780670619641

Edition: First Edition
Released: Mar 27, 1978
Publisher: Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover, 604 pages
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Description:

Thoroughly sharp and honest treatment of a brutal conflict. The Algerian War (1954-1962) was a savage colonial war, killing an estimated one million Muslim Algerians and expelling the same number of European settlers from their homes. It was to cause the fall of six French prime minsters and the collapse of the Fourth Repbulic. It came close to bringing down de Gaulle and - twice - to plunging France into civil war. The story told here contains heroism and tragedy, and poses issues of enduring relevance beyond the confines of either geography or time. Horne writes with the extreme intelligence and perspicacity that are his trademarks.












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