It is essential reading for our own violent times as well as a lasting monument to the historian’s art. Indeed from today’s vantage point the Algerian War looks like a full-dress rehearsal for the sort of amorphous struggle that convulsed the Balkans in the 1990s and that now ravages the Middle East, from Beirut to Baghdad-struggles in which questions of religion, nationalism, imperialism, and terrorism take on a new and increasingly lethal intensity.Ī Savage War of Peace is the definitive history of the Algerian War, a book that brings that terrible and complicated struggle to life with intelligence, assurance, and unflagging momentum. Nearly a half century has passed since this savagely fought war ended in Algeria’s independence, and yet-as Alistair Horne argues in his new preface to his now-classic work of history-its repercussions continue to be felt not only in Algeria and France, but throughout the world. Above all, the war was marked by an unholy marriage of revolutionary terror and repressive torture. More than a million Muslim Algerians died in the conflict and as many European settlers were driven into exile. Anthony’s College, Oxford, and lives in Oxfordshire. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. ALISTAIR HORNE is the author of eighteen previous books, including A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 19541962, The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916, How Far from Austerlitz: Napoleon 18051815 and the official biography of British prime minister Harold Macmillan. The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962 Alistair Horne Penguin Books, 1979 - Algeria - 604 pages 8 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when. A savage war of peace : Algeria, 1954-1962 / Alistair Horne with a new preface by the author.
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