The Praetorians

The Praetorians

Jean LartÃ©guy's unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystal
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Based on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions, which was called â€œa stunning reflection of modern warâ€ 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 LartÃ©guyâ€™s most persistent and pertinent themes: counterinsurgency, the ugly, morally conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between the experiences of soldiers and of the civilians they serve.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-06-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-06-07
Format	Kindle eBook

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