Description

It is hard to convey the public impact of France's war to maintain her colonial grip on Algeria.

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 was characterised by extreme atrocities and war crimes.

This compact, illustrated study details the history, organisation, equipment and uniforms of the forces involved in the conflict that would lead Algeria to independence.

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 Jun 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781472804389
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 8 col
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 312
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Martin Windrow

Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an a…

Illustrator

Mike Chappell

MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with…

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