The Wars of French Decolonization / Edition 1

by Anthony Clayton

Overview

This ambitious survey draws together the two major wars of decolonization fought by France in Indochina and Algeria (as well as the lesser but far from insignificant military operations in Madagascar, Tunisia and Morocco) into a single integrated account. It examines traditional French attitudes to empire, and how these changed under the pressure of events; the military operations themselves; the collapse of the Fourth Republic and the return of de Gaulle; and the final drama of French withdrawal from Algeria and the 'ethnic cleansing' of its European settler population.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582098015
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/18/1994
Series:	Modern Wars In Perspective
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Clayton, Anthony

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Historical Perspective; Chapter 2 The French Union and Emerging Nationalism; Chapter 3 Indochina, 1945–50; Chapter 4 Indochina, 1951–55; Chapter 5 Madagascar, 1947–49; Chapter 6 North Africa, 1946–56; Chapter 7 Algeria, 1957; Chapter 8 Algeria, 1958; Chapter 9 Algeria, 1959–62; Chapter 10 Conclusion;