First Helicopter War Logistics and Mobility in Algeria, 1954-1962

Name: First Helicopter War Logistics and Mobility in Algeria, 1954-1962
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ISBN: 9780275963880

ISBN-10: 0275963888

ISBN-13: 9780275963880

Edition: 1999

Authors: Charles R. Shrader

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Using recently released French official documents and a variety of other sources, this study explains how the French Army, so recently defeated by the Viet Minh insurgents in Indochina, was able to successfully defeat the Algerian nationalist rebels on the battlefield, while nevertheless losing the war at the conference table. This French success, between 1954 and 1962, was due in large part to the superior logistical system of the French Army and the use of the helicopter to enhance French operational mobility. French counter-mobility measures, particularly the construction of heavily defended interdiction zones on the eastern and western borders of Algeria, proved highly effective against…

Book details

Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 6/30/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Both Clayton R. Newell and Charles R. Shrader finished their military careers as the chief of the historical services division at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and are now independent scholars and historical consultants. Newell is the author or editor of several books, includingLee vs. McClellan: The First Campaign; Shrader has also written or edited a number of books, includingThe Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia: A Military History, 1991–1994. Edward M. Coffman, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is the author of many works, includingThe Hilt of the Sword: The Career of Peyton C. MarchandThe War to End All Wars: The…



Preface


Introduction


The Physical Environment


The French Armed Forces in Algeria


French Logistics in Algeria: Supply and Maintenance French


Logistics in Algeria: Transportation


The Algerian National Liberation Front and Its Army


The Logistics of the Algerian


Army of National Liberation Mobility, Counter-Mobility, and Interdiction Logistics and Mobility in Algeria, 1954-1962 Major French Combat Forces in Algeria in 1960


Characteristics of French Transport Aircraft and Helicopters


Glossary


Common French Map Symbols


Selected Bibliography


Subject Index