Includes index.

pt. 1. Prelude, 1830-1954: "A town of no great interest" ; "Ici, c'est la France" ; In the middle of the ford -- pt. 2. The war, 1954-1958: All Saint's Day, 1954 ; The sorcerer's cauldron ; The F.L.N. : from Bandung to Soummam ; The second fronts of Guy Mollet ; "Why we must win" ; The Battle of Algiers ; Lost round for the F.L.N. ; The world takes notice ; Le dernier quart d'heure -- pt. 3. The hardest of all victories, 1958-1962: A kind of resurrection ; "Je vous ai compris" ; The F.L.N. holds its breath ; Neither the djebel nor the night ; "Aux barricades!" ; "This prince of ambiguity" ; Revolution in the revolution ; De Gaulle caught in the draught ; The generals' putsch ; Overtures for peace ; The suitcase or the coffin ; Exodus ; The page is turned.