1st Edition

The Wars of French Decolonization

By Anthony Clayton Copyright 1994
244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
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;

Biography

Clayton, Anthony