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Title: hard to believe this happened
Review: A Savage War of Peace tells a story of Islamic terrorism, right-wing terrorism,insurrection, military coup, near civil war, torture, and repeated attempts toassassinate a head of state -- all involving France in the second half of the twentiethcentury. I found myself repeatedly amazed that these things happened on thisscale so recently in a western democracy.Horne's book is balanced, well researched, and well written. If you're interestedin this type of history or, given some remarkable parallels between the Algerianwar and what's currently happening in Iraq, if you're seeking to better understandcurrent events, I recommend this book.
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