The Praetorians by Jean Lartéguy

The Praetorians

Jean Lartéguy

350 pages first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A novel written by a French war correspondent set in Algiers at the end of colonial rule, and the role of the French paratroops. Mentioned by General Peter Pace as one of the inspirations for his surge strategy in Iraq.

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