The War Without a Name: France in Algeria 1954-1962

by John E. Talbott

A young American scholar takes a long view of the Algerian conflict that undermined France politically and morally for eight years and set the stage for the advent of Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth Republic

Genres: Algeria, History, Military Fiction

305 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 1980

About the author

Dr. John E. Talbott currently serves as Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Reviews

[Christopher Saunders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Succinct chronicle of Algeria's War for Independence, focused almost exclusively on the French perspective. This is more of an introductory primer than a detailed history, though Talbot provides interesting analysis of French cultural and political reaction to the war. Alistair Horne's A Savage War of Peace is far more authoritative.