The War Without a Name: France in Algeria, 1954-1962
- ISBN-10
- 057111671X
- ISBN-13
- 9780571116713
- Category
- Algeria
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981-01-01
- Author
- John Talbott
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