The Algerian War 1954–62 cover

Description

It is hard to convey the public impact of France's war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria; yet in the late 1950s this ugly conflict dominated Europe's media to almost the same extent as would Vietnam ten years later. It brought France to the very verge of military coup d'etat; it destroyed thousands of careers; bitterly divided the French military and political classes for a generation; and sent hundreds of thousands of European settler families into often ruinous exile. This title details the history, organisation, equipment and uniforms of the forces involved in the Algerian War (1954-1962).

Table of Contents

The Background · Summary of Main Events · The Army of National Liberation · The French Army in Algeria · Select Bibliography · The States

Product details

Published Nov 15 1997
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781855326583
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 312
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Martin Windrow

Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an a…

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Mike Chappell

MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with…

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