France, the United States, and the Algerian War

France, the United States, and the Algerian War
ISBN-10
0520925688
ISBN-13
9780520925687
Category
Algeria
Pages
358
Language
English
Published
2001-07-20
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Irwin M. Wall

Description

In this study, the author unravels the intertwining threads of the protracted agony of France's war with Algeria, the American role in the fall of the Fourth Republic, the long shadow of Charles de Gaulle, and the decisive postwar power of the United States.

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