Jean Lartéguy
Lartéguy was born into what he called "one of those families of poor mountain peasants whose names are found inscribed on war memorials, but not in history books." Both his father and uncle had served in the First World War. With his country conquered by the Germans, Lartéguy escaped from France into Spain in March 1942. He remained there for nine months and spent time in a Francoist jail before joining the Free French Forces as an officer in the 1st Commando Group (1er groupe de commandos). During the war, he fought in Italy; Vosges and Belfort, France; and Germany. He remained on active duty for seven years until becoming a captain in the reserves in order to enter the field of journalism. Lartéguy received numerous military awards, to include: Légion d'honneur, Croix de guerre 1939-1945, and the Croix de guerre T.O.E. After his military service, Lartéguy worked as a war correspondent, particularly for the magazine Paris Match. He covered conflicts in Azerbaijan, Korea, Palestine, Indochina, Algeria, and Vietnam. In pursuit of a story at the start of the Korean War, Lartéguy volunteered for the French Battalion and was wounded by an enemy hand grenade during the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. In Latin America, he reported on various revolutions and insurgencies, and in 1967 encountered Che Guevara shortly before his capture and execution. In the July 1967 issue of Paris Match, Lartéguy wrote a major article entitled "Les Guerilleros", where he wrote: "At a time when Cuban revolutionaries want to create Vietnam's all over the world, the Americans run the risk of finding their own Algeria in Latin America." In 1955, he received the Albert Londres Prize for journalism His experiences as a soldier and war correspondent influenced his writing. Some of the most emphasized topics in his writing are decolonization, nationalism, the expansion of Communism, the state of post-war French society, and the unglamorous nature of war. His novel Les chimères noires evokes the role played by Roger Trinquier during the Katanga Crisis. Published in 1963 it portrays vividly the chaos of civil war in the Congo after the murder of Patrice Lumumba and the conflict between Moise Tshombe secessionist government and the United Nations Forces. The novel is very critical of Belgian colonialism and is also a reliable expression of European views of Central Africa after independence. Several of his book titles were translated into English, with the most successful being his Algerian War series: The Centurions and The Praetorians. The former was adapted into a major motion picture in 1966, entitled Lost Command and starred Anthony Quinn. Also, with his novel The Centurions, Lartéguy is credited with being the first to envision the 'ticking time bomb' scenario, which has regained relevance in recent debates on the use of torture in a counter-terrorism role. His novels have been read by military professionals, including General David Petraeus, in the new context of modern terrorism.
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Dans ce roman, les lieux, les situations, les personnages, même s'ils portent des noms connus, tout est imaginaire. J'ai choisi ce titre Sauveterre pour son sens : terre sauve, terre d'asile. Il existe bien en Lozère, entre Sainte-Enimie et Mende, un Causse de ce nom. Mais jamais il n'y eut de protestants ni de maquisards. Ils ne firent qu'y passer, comme ces huguenots qui infligèrent une sanglante défaite aux royalistes à la tour de Mazel, comme ces maquisards revenus du mont Lozère qui se firent massacrer à la parade, sur le Méjean, alors qu'ils cherchaient à gagner les Cévennes. J'aimerais, cependant, qu'on y retrouve ce qui appartient à tous les Causses : les fermes abandonnées, dont les toits s'écroulent, en laissant voir leurs voûtes romanes. L'hiver, les vents aigres et la neige qui les tourmentent ; l'été, les sotchs, cuvettes bleues, étangs verts d'herbes vivantes au milieu des plateaux brûlés et morts et, toute l'année, les grands troupeaux de moutons qui errent, harcelés par les chiens. Je dédie ce livre à la mémoire de mon arrière-grand-mère, la Césarde de Peyrevioles et à toutes les vieilles Césardes, orgueilleuses et solitaires du pays de Peyres, de la Margeride, des Causses et des Cévennes. Seules, elles se souviennent encore des quelques groupes de maquisards, équipés de fusils de chasse, qui préféraient la rencontre des sangliers à celle des Allemands, des déserteurs de guerres napoléoniennes qui avaient choisi de vivre dans la forêt, plutôt que de mourir dans la gloire, des camisards pourchassés par les dragons de Villars, et des chevaliers du Temple qui se déguisèrent en paysans pour échapper aux argousins de Philippe le Bel. Ce sont elles qui m'ont transmis leur culte des réprouvés, et leur défiance à l'égard de toutes les formes qu'a pu prendre le pouvoir à travers les siècles.
The military cult classic with resonance to the wars in Iraq and Vietnam—now back in printWhen The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the “age of heroics is over.” As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D. Kaplan, this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A novel written by a French war correspondent set in Algiers at the end of colonial rule, and the role of the French paratroops. Mentioned by General Peter Pace as one of the inspirations for his surge strategy in Iraq.
«Los mercenarios» —combatientes del Batallón francés de Corea— es la novela del orgullo nacional burlado, de las energías que no hallan dónde emplearse, de los sacrificios sin fe y sin causa. Un general americano ambicioso y una montaña sin el menor valor estratégico, pero que ejerce su fascinación sobre ambos campos, dominan el drama.«Los mercenarios» son, en su mayor parte, aventureros en estado puro, inolvidables figuras de hombre, los hijos irrecusables de un siglo de violencia.«Los mercenarios» —segunda parte de la trilogía que empieza con «Los centuriones» y acaba con «Los pretorianos», y que puede leerse con completa independencia— quedará como un testimonio honrado y viril sobre el combatiente contemporáneo.
Surrounded on all borders but its western coastline by hostile and aggressive neighbors, the state of Israel resembles the walled city of the Middle Ages. But its walls are not stone and mortar, they are flesh and blood—they are the soldiers, both men and women—the airmen, the intelligence, the tankscorpsmen and the paratroops. These young people—from the old ghettos of Europe, from the cities of North Africa and Asia, native-born Sabras—are the protecting wall that keeps Israel free.The Walls of Israel is Jean Lartéguy’s fascinating 1968 study of the Israeli armed forces. Talking with them, living with them, joining in their operations (he was taken along on a nighttime ambush set up to catch Syrian infiltrators), Lartéguy got to know the Israeli soldier as few could. From this book, wide ranging and filled with lively anecdotes, emerges a picture of an army, tough and determined, yet intelligent and realistic enough to foresee a long and dangerous road ahead before a peace is won.
They were dying of YELLOW FEVER, a sickness not of the body, but of the mind. It infected Jerome, the newspaperman, who came to Hanoi only to discover himself in the death throes of a city. In Hanoi the lovely half-caste Claire was giving her body to generals, to common soldiers, and to her city. In Saigon, the city of lost souls, Julien sought love and adventure while street battles raged in South Vietnam. These are the men and women - journalists, generals, prostitutes, politicians, and priests - who were caught in the fatal grip of YELLOW FEVER.
Encontram-se tambores de bronze no Laos, na Birmânia, ou no Tonquim, por toda a parte onde vivam ainda povos que hajam sido os primeiros a habitar o Sudeste Asiático. São grandes caldeirões que, quando os fazem soar, produzem um ruído semelhante ao ribombar do trovão. segundo reza a lenda, o general Ma Yuan, que viveu no primeiro século da era Cristã, na dinastia de Han, fora encarregado de defender as fronteiras militares do sul da china, No entanto, como para isso não lhe haviam dado soldados, congeminou a ideia de mandar colocar tambores de bronze em todas as quedas de água, próximo dos locais habitados pelos povos crédulos das montanhas. A água, caindo sobre estes tambores, fazia ressoar o metal de tal modo que os montanheses cuidavam ouvir os inumeráveis exércitos do Filho do Céu. Assim, durante longos anos, mantiveram-se co cimo das montanhas, sem se atreverem a descer aos vales.
The Face of Reflections on Men and Jean Larté The Face of Reflections on Men and The Bobbs-Merrill Company, FIRST First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with light spots to top page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear and small tears. An excellent copy of this comprehensive military history study. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller 341816 Military History We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!
Rayon : Histoire Editeur : Solar Date de parution : 1967 Description : In-8, 444 pages, relié entoilé avec jaquette parfaite, occasion, très bon état. Envois quotidiens du mardi au samedi. Les commandes sont adressées sous enveloppes bulles. Photos supplémentaires de l'ouvrage sur simple demande. Réponses aux questions dans les 12h00. Librairie Le Piano-Livre. Merci. Référence catalogue 46328. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks
In the middle of a continent buffeted by storms of conflicting needs, three ruthless, dangerous, and brilliant professional fighting men play a fascinating and deadly game of setting one man against another, disrupting nations, and even the United Nations. At their side are the women - Jenny, who spends her passion on her cause; and Joan, whose passion is brought alive by a hot-blooded warrior. All are brought into the turmoil of modern Africa.
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Les mercenaires, Les centurions, Les prétoriens, Le mal jaune, Les tambours de bronze
by Jean Lartéguy
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*** Book in French language ! ***Très bon état, in12 broché, n°1306 , Auteur : LARTEGUY, Jean , Titre : L'adieu à Saïgon , couverture souple, format poche , éditions : Presses pocket de 1976
Rayon : Histoire Editeur : Solar Date de parution : 1965 Description : In-8, 318 pages, relié entoilé avec jaquette parfaite, occasion, très bon état. Envois quotidiens du mardi au samedi. Les commandes sont adressées sous enveloppes bulles. Photos supplémentaires de l'ouvrage sur simple demande. Réponses aux questions dans les 12h00. Librairie Le Piano-Livre. Merci. Référence catalogue 35322. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks
Dans la nuit du 13/06/57, au Sahara, un puits de pétrole prend feu. Simple accident? Sabotage effectué par des rebelles? Quatre journalistes parisiens sont envoyés sur le "coup". Le vent de sable, le terrible "chargui" va les bloguer 5 jours dans l'oasis d'Inguenouchen près des Touaregs, mystérieux guerriers dont le voile ne masque plus que la misère. Là, dans une atmosphère de folie et de mort où des relents de pétrole se mêlent aux antiques parfums du désert, ils vont découvrir peu à peu les aspects les plus inavouables de la guerre d'Algérie. Mais est-ce bien la mission des journalistes? Partis pour faire un simple reportage sur l'incendie d'un derrick, suivi du suicide d'un pétrolier, ils deviennent à la fois juges et parties d'une étrange aventure...
Jean Larteguy —autor de la famosa trilogia «Los centuriones», «Los mercenarios» y «Los pretorianos»— ha configurado, con extraodinaria maestria y precisión, la personalidad imaginaria de Jean Soleyrolles, el hombre que cree que el mundo es el resultado del sueño de un Dios, de un Dios embriagado y caprichoso cuyo despertar significará la destrucción de los creado. Soleyrolles narra su vida, trepidante y azorosa, sin tomar en serio ni a los hombres que creen gobernar los acontecimientos ni los acontecimientos que gobiernan a los hombres, ni a las mujeres que tratan de persuadirlos de que manejan a los dioses.Vive la guerra en plena juventud, y la paz en los á¡mbitos dificiles de periodismo, en Indochina y otros lugares. Y contempla su propia existencia con una sonrisa un tanto desdibujada, convencido de que el dios ebrio y dormido nunca despertará.
in8. Reliure editeur. exemplaire n°17380dossier sur l'auteur in fine, illustrations noir et blanc
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"Pendant vingt-cinq ans, j'ai couvert les trois guerres d'Indochine, aussi bien au Viêt-nam qu'au Laos et au Cambodge, guerre des Français contre le Vietminh, guerre des Américains contre le Vietcong, guerre des Vietnamiens entre eux. Jusqu'à ce mercredi 30 avril 1975 où j'ai vu mourir Saigon et compris combien j'étais attaché à ce pays dont j'allais être chassé.J'y suis retourné récemment. Si le vert tendre des rizières, le bleu des montagnes, les toits tarabiscotés des pagodes, si les odeurs des marchés, l'allure des gens, si même certaines villes comme Hanoi n'avaient guère changé, j'ai senti une pénible impression, celle de revenir en étranger là où je me sentais jadis presque chez moi. Les ombres qui m'étaient chères, tous ceux qui laissèrent sur cette terre leur vie ou perdirent leur âme l'avaient désertée. Inconsciemment, c'était eux que j'étais venu retrouver et qui ne pouvaient être au rendez-vous.Enquête sur un crucifié, L'Adieu à Saigon, les trois volumes des Naufragés du Soleil qui constituent ce volume ne racontent pas seulement l'histoire d'une guerre, la mort d'une ville, le massacre brutal d'un peuple, la mise au pas insidieuse d'une autre, mais la fin d'un mythe: celui de ces Blancs qui aimèrent follement l'Asie et crurent qu'ils pourraient y vivre malgré la défaite des armes. Ils en furent chassés, tous en souffrirent et certains en moururent. Aussi est-ce à eux que ce volume est dédié."Jean Lartéguy
