Friday, 18 May 2018

Pacification in Algeria 1956–1958 | First hand experience

David Galula (1919–1967) was a French military officer and scholar who was influential in developing the theory and practice of counterinsurgency warfare.
I felt I had learned enough about insurgencies, and I wanted to test certain theories I had formed on counterinsurgency warfare. For all these reasons I volunteered for duty in Algeria as soon as I reached France. Lt Col David Galula (1919–1967). In this Memorandum, the author has reconstructed and evaluated his unique experience as participant and eyewitness in a critical period of the Algerian war. Another must read to understand the struggle in Algeria between 1954 - 1962.

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