The praetorians.

Covers the period in Algeria from the revolution of May, 1958, until December, 1960, when the paratroopers understand that the cause of French Algeria is lost for ever.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lartéguy, Jean, 1920-2011
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Dutton, 1963.
Edition:[1st American ed.].
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Unpaid leave
  • The three notes of the toad of Saint-Gilles-de-Valreyne
  • The end of a myth
  • The parade at the République
  • The mutiny at the Aletti
  • Week-end in Algiers
  • The chouchouka of the 13th of May
  • That morning anything was possible
  • The faraway princess The Zaouia of Sheik Sidi Ahmou
  • An 'objective' point of view
  • Sector diary.