Out of print for decades and praised by the likes of Stanley McChrystal, Robert Kaplan, and David Petraeus, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions. When a group of French paratroopers serving in the Algerian war are called to answer for actions they consider necessary, however immoral, they plot a coup that results in a new French government and in the death of one of their own. Based on the events of May 1958 in France, The Praetorians continues with some of Lartéguy's most persistent, and most pertinent, themes: counterinsurgency, the ugly, self-conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between the experiences of soldiers and of the civilians they serve. A former soldier himself, Lartéguy writes with unique authority on war and with a clear insight into the human costs of global conflict.
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JEAN LARTÉGUY (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.
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Zustand: As New. : En la secuela de Los Centuriones, Jean Lartéguy nos presenta una novela sobre la guerra moderna, admirada por expertos militares, con un prólogo del General Stanley McChrystal. Basada en los eventos de mayo de 1958 en Francia y Argelia, Los Pretorianos retoma los pasos de Los Centuriones, que fue calificada como "un impresionante reflejo de la guerra moderna" por Stanley McChrystal. Después de recurrir a tácticas de guerra de guerrillas, un grupo de paracaidistas franceses que sirven en la Guerra de Argelia es llamado a responder por acciones que consideran necesarias, aunque inmorales. Temiendo otra pérdida del honor francés, traman un golpe que resulta en el regreso al poder de Charles de Gaulle y la muerte de uno de los suyos. Con resonancia a los conflictos modernos en Irak, Afganistán y otros lugares, Los Pretorianos desarrolla aún más algunos de los temas más persistentes y pertinentes de Lartéguy: la contrainsurgencia, la naturaleza fea y moralmente conflictiva de la guerra moderna y la brecha aparentemente insalvable entre las experiencias de los soldados y de los civiles a los que sirven. EAN: 9780143110231 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia|Literatura y Ficción Título: The Praetorians Autor: Jean Larteguy Editorial: Penguin Publishing Group Idioma: en Páginas: 384 Formato: tapa blanda. Artikel-Nr. Happ-2026-09-07-fd6cba0a
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jean Lartéguy'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 Lartéguy'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. Artikel-Nr. 9780143110231
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Praetorians | Jean Larteguy | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2016 | Penguin Books Ltd | EAN 9780143110231 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Artikel-Nr. 121047813
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