Jean Larteguy's unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystal Based on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions, which was called a stunning reflection of modern war by Stanley McChrystal.
After turning to tactics of guerilla warfare, a group of French paratroopers serving in the Algerian War is called to answer for actio.
Penguin Books The praetorians, paperback/jean lartaeguy
