at least partially inspired by Aussaresses and Roger Trinquier. An inmate in the asylum for 'noble executioners' in the Jens Bjørneboe novel Powderhouse shares the same biography as Aussaresses; he is described as having served in Algiers and later teaching his methods to South American death squads. References Bibliography Aussaresses, General Paul. The Battle of the Casbah: Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Algeria, 1955-1957. New York, Enigma Books, 2010. Horne, Alistair. A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962''. London, Macmillan, 1971. External links Torture to Prevent Terrorism? Interview with a French Master Torturer NYTimes obituary 1918 births 2013 deaths People from Tarn (department) French generals French military personnel of World War II French military personnel of the First Indochina War French military personnel of the Algerian War French anti-communists French military attachés Torturers