• The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Algeria 1955-1957 by General Paul Aussaresses: Book Cover

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Textbook Details

  • EDITION:
    1st Edition
  • ISBN:
    1929631308
  • ISBN-13:
    9781929631308
  • PUB. DATE:
    February 2004
  • PUBLISHER:
    Enigma Books

The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Algeria 1955-1957 / Edition 1 by General Paul Aussaresses

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The Battle of the Casbah

Product Details

  • Pub. Date: February 2004
  • Publisher: Enigma Books
  • Sales Rank: 482,905

Synopsis

No French army officer had ever spoken out in such detail. Many in the goverment, including Francois Mitterrand the future president of France knew and approved of tortured and summary executions in Alegia. This book is particulary relevant to the current national debate on terrorism.

Biography

General Paul Aussaresses was a career French army intelligence officer with an excellent military record during World War II. He was dispatched to eastern Algeria in 1955 where he and his unit fought the rebels of the FLN. He retired after having served a