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The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim Algerians died in the conflict and as many European... read more
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- De Gaulle: Add a description of this character.
- Krim
- Challe
- Boumedienne
- Ben Bella
- Delouvrier
- Jacques Soustelle
- Massu
- Lagaillarde
- Lacoste
- Ortiz
- Godard
- Yacef
- Messali
- Bourguiba
- Muslim
- Michel Debre
- Degueldre
- Camus
- Amirouche
- Ben Khedda
- Si Salah
- Dufour
- Ben Tobbal
- Susini
- Constantine
- Dien Bien Phu
- Boussouf
- Mitterrand
- Perez
- Argoud
- Leger
- Crepin
- Germaine Tillion
- Ben Boulaid
- Zeller
- Sergent
- Zohra Drif
- Salan
- Azedine
- Pflimlin
- Faure
- Joxe
- Edward Behr
- Ouamrane
- Jean Servier
Setting & Locations edit
- Algeria
- La France
- Algiers
- Paris
- Indo-china
- Tunisia
- Sahara
- Kabylia
- Morocco
- Cairo
- Fourth Republic
- United States
- Oranie
- Britain
- Europe
- Spain
- Setif
- Madrid
- Germany
- Melun
- Moscow
- New York
- North Africa
- Wilaya
- Blida
- London
- Kabyles
- Mitidja
- Tripoli
- Israel
- Sakiet
- Budapest
- Egypt
- Switzerland
- America
- Northern Ireland
- Corsica
- Vietnam
- Serigny
- Peking
- Evian
- Bizerta
- Zeralda
- Nementchas
Table of Contents edit
pt. 1. Prelude, 1830-1954: "A town of no great interest" ; "Ici, c'est la France" ; In the middle of the ford --
pt. 2. The war, 1954-1958: All Saint's Day, 1954 ; The sorcerer's cauldron ; The F.L.N. : from Bandung to Soummam ; The second fronts of Guy Mollet ; "Why we must win" ; The Battle of Algiers ; Lost round for the F.L.N. ; The world takes notice ; Le dernier quart d'heure --
pt. 3. The hardest of all victories, 1958-1962: A kind of resurrection ; "Je vous ai compris" ; The F.L.N. holds its breath ; Neither the djebel nor the night ; "Aux barricades!" ; "This prince of ambiguity" ; Revolution in the revolution ; De Gaulle caught in the draught ; The generals' putsch ; Overtures for peace ; The suitcase or the coffin ; Exodus ; The page is turned.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alistair Horne (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: UK
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Publisher: Macmillan
Country: UK
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Awards edit
- Wolfson History Prize (1978)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 965.046
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