France, the United States, and the Algerian War / [electronic resource]
Wall, Irwin M.
Berkeley, [Calif.] ; London : University of California Press,
c2001.
"Irwin M. Wall unravels the intertwining threads of the protracted agony of France's war with Algeria, America's role in the fall of the Fourth Republic, the long shadow of Charles de Gaulle, and the decisive postwar power of the United States. At the heart of this study is an analysis of how Washington helped bring de Gaulle to power and a revisionist account of his Algerian policy. Departing from widely held interpretations of the Algerian war, Wall approaches the conflict as an international diplomatic crisis whose outcome was primarily dependent on French relations with Washington, the NATO alliance, and the United Nations, rather than on military engagement."--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-319) and index.
The United States and the Algerian War -- The Suez crisis -- The degeneration of the regime -- The United States, Great Britain, and the Sakiet crisis -- The fall of the republic and the coming of de Gaulle -- The United States, Algeria and De Gaulle's diplomacy -- De Gaulle reconsidered.
"Irwin M. Wall unravels the intertwining threads of the protracted agony of France's war with Algeria, America's role in the fall of the Fourth Republic, the long shadow of Charles de Gaulle, and the decisive postwar power of the United States. At the heart of this study is an analysis of how Washington helped bring de Gaulle to power and a revisionist account of his Algerian policy. Departing from widely held interpretations of the Algerian war, Wall approaches the conflict as an international diplomatic crisis whose outcome was primarily dependent on French relations with Washington, the NATO alliance, and the United Nations, rather than on military engagement."--Jacket.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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