The Algerian War 1954-62
Contributors: Mike Chappell (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: November 15, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781855326583
Subjects: African history: postwar, from c 1945 -; European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Warfare & Defence; c 1945 to c 1960; c 1960 to c 1970; History: World; History - Military / War; Algeria; Europe; Europe - France; Military - General; History / Military / General
First sentence: IT IS HARD, after 40 years, 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.
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