The Praetorians [electronic resource]
Jean Larteguy2016
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Jean Lartéguy's unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern
warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley
McChrystal
Based on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up
in the footsteps of The Centurions , which was called "a stunning reflection of
modern war" by Stanley McChrystal. After turning to tactics of guerilla warfare,
a group of French paratroopers serving in the Algerian War is called to answer
for actions they consider necessary, however immoral. Fearing another loss of
French honor, they plot a coup that results in the return to power of Charles de
Gaulle and the death of one of their own. With resonance to modern conflicts in
Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, The Praetorians further develops some of
Lartéguy's most persistent and pertinent themes: counterinsurgency, the ugly,
morally conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf
between the experiences of sol...
Main title:
The Praetorians [electronic resource] / Jean Larteguy
Author:
Jean Larteguy, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Classics, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (384 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781101992593
Language:
English
BRN:
435614
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |