West Germany, Cold War Europe and the Algerian War

ISBN-13: 9781107459687 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 482 str.

Mathilde Von Bulow

Opis

A major new account of Germany's role as sanctuary for Algerian nationalists during their fight for independence from France between 1954 and 1962.

Recenzje

'[This] masterful book follows the somersaults in a liberal Rechtsstaat where the overreach of state power can produce inverse and uncontrollable consequences.' Quinn Slobodian, German History Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Internationalising colonial warfare: FLN strategy and French responses; Part I. Creating the Sanctuary - November 1954 to May 1958: 2. West German diplomacy and the Algerian War; 3. The FLN's implantation in Germany; 4. Algeria and West German opinion; 5. FLN contraband in West Germany; Part II. Contesting Sanctuary and Sovereignty - June 1958 to December 1960: 6. The diplomatic war; 7. The intelligence war; 8. The propaganda war; 9. The war of action; Part III. Asserting Sovereignty - January 1961 to July 1962 and Beyond: 10. Sanctuary to sovereignty; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.