Jean Lartéguy Libros
La escritura de Lartéguy está profundamente marcada por sus extensas experiencias como soldado y corresponsal de guerra. Sus obras exploran temas complejos como la descolonización, el nacionalismo y la expansión del comunismo, ofreciendo a menudo una perspectiva cruda sobre la realidad poco glamurosa de la guerra. A través de sus novelas, como una que representa la crisis de Katanga, Lartéguy profundiza en el caos del conflicto civil y critica el colonialismo. Sus escritos han influido en profesionales militares y abordan conceptos influyentes como el escenario de la 'bomba de tiempo', que resuenan en los debates contemporáneos.
The Walls of Israel
- 242 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Offering a unique perspective on the Israeli army in the late 1960s, the book recounts the experiences of French journalist Jean Lartéguy as he immerses himself in military life. By living alongside soldiers and participating in their operations, he provides an intimate look at the challenges and realities faced by these individuals, highlighting their camaraderie, struggles, and the complexities of their environment during a pivotal time in history.
The Centurions
- 519 páginas
- 19 horas de lectura
Offering a military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency, this wartime novel is about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world.
The Praetorians
- 362 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
"Jean Larteguy's unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystal. Based on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions, which was called "a stunning reflection of modern war" by Stanley McChrystal. After turning to tactics of guerilla warfare, a group of French paratroopers serving in the Algerian War is called to answer for actions they consider necessary, however immoral. Fearing another loss of French honor, they plot a coup that results in the return to power of Charles de Gaulle and the death of one of their own. With resonance to modern conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, The Praetorians further develops some of Larteguy's most persistent and pertinent themes: counterinsurgency, the ugly, morally conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between the experiences of soldiers and of the civilians they serve."--
