The Praetorians by Larteguy, Jean (Translated By Xan Fielding) - 1963

Penguin Group, 2016. Paperback. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New. 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 Larteguy'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, Larteguy writes with unique authority on war and with a clear insight into the human costs of global conflict.

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Hutchinson, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. First Thus. 352 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with yellow lettering over black cloth. Translated by Xan Fielding. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine and edges, with minor staining and soiling to DJ.

New York: E. P. Dutton , 1963 Spine slightly bumped and stain on top edges, covers show mild shelf wear. DJ shows shelf wear and small tears around edges. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. Historical Ficition.

Hutchinson of London , 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Name of previous owner. Publication of 352 pages. The dust jacket is worn. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the block of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: Avon Books. Good+. 1965. Paperback. 350 pp. Edgewear, corners rubbed. Spine creased. Small tear to front cover. A novel about a French paratroop regiment in the Algerian War. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

e.P. Dutton, 1963. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . Light wear to the covers; light discoloring; a solid binding; very good shape otherwise. The dust jacket has some wear and tear to the edges, some creasing; price intact and price sticker at the bottom of the front flap. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. By the author of The Centurions. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 187492. .

NY: Dutton. 1963. The first American edition of his sequel to The Centurions. Light shelf wear to the spine extremities; near fine, lacking the dust jacket. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Dutton, January 1963. Hardcover. Used/No Jacket. Overall, VG condition. Pages clean, binding tight. Back cover has some discolorization from water. No inscriptions or markings Hardcover