A Savage War of Peace (Audiobook)

from JBreedlove

A comprehensive account of the end of the French presence in Algeria. The telling is sometimes dry but it filled in a hole in my knowledge of that time and place.

from jcbrunner

Algeria's war of independence brought large amounts of suffering and little gain to both sides. For France, l'Algérie française was a unseparable part of France, especially given the large number of European settlers (pieds noirs) and the French investment in the oil and gas industry. L'Algérie f...

from DinadansFriend

I have come to rely on Mr. Horne as a competent witness. He has written a competent study of an intense process of disentangling a European, Post WWIi power from what had become its closest colony. The blood, the political infighting, the complex picture was handled ably. It reads well, and this ...

from niklin

A splendid book about the end of the colonial rule in Algeria. In this masterpiece by Alexander Horne, he tells us how the Algerian national movement sparked by the Second World War. In the beginning this movement was modest with unpretentious goals. Anyway, the French responded to it with repres...

from wildbill

I listened to an audio edition of this book. It was necessary to listen to it twice to get adequate coverage of the material. It was so good I am feel compelled to get a print copy for reference. I had only sketchy knowledge of the events set forth in the book and I am sure I will want to go thro...