Author:  Jean Larteguy

Publisher: Avon N122

Year: 1965 Print: 1  Cover Price: $.95

Condition: Book Grades   Very Good. Light wear. 

Genre:  Fiction/Historical/War

Pages: 350

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The Praetorians (1961) by Jean Lartéguy is a acclaimed work of historical, military, and political fiction, acting as a sequel to The Centurions. Set during the 1958 Algerian War, it follows French paratroopers navigating brutal counterinsurgency, moral decay, and a planned coup that returns Charles de Gaulle to power, highlighting the divide between soldiers and politicians.