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Algerian War 1954-62, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Post World War II

Last Stocked on 9/12/2024

Product Info

Title
Algerian War 1954-62, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Martin Windrow
Publish Year
1997
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147343667
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA312
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA312

Description

It is hard 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. 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 sent hundreds of thousands of European settler families into often ruinous exile. This title details the history, organization, equipment and uniforms of the forces involved.