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A Savage War of Peace : Algeria, 1954-1962
by Horne, Alistair
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670619647
- ISBN 13
- 9780670619641
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1978. 604 pages with b&w photographs. Still shrink wrapped. Presents the first full history of the Algerian war, from the All-Saints'-Day rebellion of November 1, 1954, to the election of an independent Algerian government in July 1962. He masterfully weaves the complex strands of this story into a narrative of relentless fascination; the war itself in all its military and political aspects; the constant struggles within the F.L.N.; the profound revolution within Algerian Muslim society; the revolution in the French army in Algeria; the near civil war among the Europeans in Algeria, which culminated in the horrors of the O.A.S. and which threatened to spill over into Metropolitan France. The revoluton of the war moves into the external political arena -- on the rostrum of the United Nations and platforms of the Third World and in the councils of both Western and Eastern blocs. The French Foreign Legion's 1er R.E.P. (Premier Regiment Etranger Parachutiste) participated in the revolution against independence. Text Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover/Boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
ALISTAIR HORNE is the author of eighteen previous books, including A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954—1962 , The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 , How Far from Austerlitz?: Napoleon 1805—1815 and the official biography of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. He is a fellow at St. Anthony’s College, Oxford, and lives in Oxfordshire. He was awarded the French Legion d’Honneur in 1993 and received a knighthood in 2003 for his work on French history.
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- Title
- A Savage War of Peace : Algeria, 1954-1962
- Author
- Horne, Alistair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670619647
- ISBN 13
- 9780670619641
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- ALGERIA HISTORY AFRICA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East; Warfare;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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