The French Army's war in Algeria has always aroused passions. This book does not whitewash the atrocities committed by both sides; rather it focuses on the conflict itself, a perspective assisted by the French republic's official admission in 1999 that what happened in Algeria was indeed a war.

Edited by Alexander, Martin S.; Keiger, J.F.V.

France and the Algerian war - strategy, operations and diplomacy, Martin S. Alexander and J.F.V. Keiger. Part 1 Strategy and operations: the French army centre for training and preparation in counter-guerrilla warfare (CIPCG) at Arzew, Frederic Guelton; a case of successful pacification - the 584th bataillon du train a Bordj de l'Agha (1956-57), Alexander Zervoudakis; aerial intelligence during the Algerian war, Marie-Catherine Villatoux and Paul Villatoux; the French navy and the Algerian war, Bernard Estival. Part 2 Diplomacy: the Gaullists, the French army and Algeria before 1958 - common cause or marriage of convenience?, Stephen Tyre; De Gaulle, the Anglo-Saxons and the Algerian war, Irwin M. Wall; France, the United States and the invisible Algerian outcome, Charles G. Cogan; the British Embassy in Paris and the Algerian war - an uncomfortable partner?, Christopher Goldsmith.