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France and the Algerian War, 1954-62: Strategy, Operations, and Diplomacy. Edited by Martin S. Alexander and J. F. V. Keiger. Portland. Oreg.: Frank Cass, 2002. ISBN 0-7146-8264-0. Maps. Figure. Notes. Index. Pp. XVIII, 213. $26.50.
This work is a very useful companion for students of the Algerian War. While it is not, and does not set out to be, an overall history, different contributors throw instructive light on significant aspects of the conflict. The work also includes a very full chronology of the war.
In their introduction, Alexander and Keiger summarise recent writing, and recent renewed controversies, over the war and outline areas where further research is needed, in particular on the strategy, operations and...