This thesis, by Charles F. Waterfall, Special Agent, FBI is "An examination of counterinsurgency methods used by the French in the
Algerian War can lead to a better understanding of today's insurgencies... - From 1954 to 1962, France fought a bitter and brutal counterinsurgency war
in Algeria. In the wake of defeat in Indochina (Vietnam), France was determined not to
lose in Algeria. Unlike its other overseas territories, Algeria was regarded as being part
of France proper and not simply as a colony. Roger Trinquier and David Galula served
as officers in the French Army and were posted to Algeria during the conflict known in
France as the Algerian War. Both officers documented their first hand observations and
actions in their attempts to counter the insurgents. Examinations of their works shed light
on today's insurgencies."
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