The Praetorians

Jean Lartéguy, Xan Fielding, General Stanley A McChrystal (U.S. Army, Retired)

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Penguin Classics
01 August 2016

War & combat fiction

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

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 actions they consider necessary, however immoral. Fearing another loss of French honor, they plot a coup that results in the return to power of Charles de Gaulle and the death of one of their own. With resonance to modern conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, The Praetorians further develops some of Larteguy's most persistent and pertinent themes- counterinsurgency, the ugly, morally conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between the experiences of soldiers and of the civilians they serve.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: Jean Lartéguy
Foreword by: General Stanley A McChrystal (U.S. Army Retired)
Translated by: Xan Fielding
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 263g
ISBN: 9780143110231
ISBN 10: 0143110233
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 August 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean Larteguy (1920-2011) is the penname of Jean Pierre Lucien Osty, who served as a soldier in Korea and North Africa before becoming a distinguished journalist and novelist. Alexander (Xan) Wallace Fielding (1918-1991) served as a special operations executive in the British Army in Crete, France, and Asia. The author of several books, he also translated French works including Pierre Boulle's The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes.

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The Praetorians

Jean Lartéguy, Xan Fielding, General Stanley A McChrystal (U.S. Army, Retired)

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