The Praetorians
Larteguy, Jean / Fielding, Xan / McChrystal, Stanley
A searing novel of modern warfare which has been out of print for decades, sequel to "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.