A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 - Hardcover

Horne, Sir Alistair

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670619647 ISBN 13: 9780670619641

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1978

Synopsis

Thoroughly sharp and honest treatment of a brutal conflict. The Algerian War (1954-1962) was a savage colonial war, killing an estimated one million Muslim Algerians and expelling the same number of European settlers from their homes. It was to cause the fall of six French prime minsters and the collapse of the Fourth Repbulic. It came close to bringing down de Gaulle and - twice - to plunging France into civil war. The story told here contains heroism and tragedy, and poses issues of enduring relevance beyond the confines of either geography or time. Horne writes with the extreme intelligence and perspicacity that are his trademarks.

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10 1.5-hour cassettes

About the Author:

Alistair Horne is the author of many acclaimed books, including 'The Price of Glory', 'Small Earthquake in Chile' and 'How Far From Austerlitz?: Napoleon, 1805-1815', as well as the authorised two-volume biography of Harold Macmillan. Macmillan are also publishing his history of Paris, The Seven Ages Of Paris in hardback in September 2002.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0670619647
• ISBN 13: 9780670619641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 604