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The Sword and the Cross, Two Men and an Empire of Sand

The Sword and the Cross, Two Men and an Empire of Sand

by Fergus Fleming

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 349 PAGES

Fleming (who has a penchant for hardship and 19th century colonial midadventures) here tackles the lives and conquests of General Laperrine and Father Foucauld in Algeria on behalf of the French. Fleming captures the heroism and accomplishments of the men, setting their story against the folly and wrong-headedness of France's North African conquests.  (NAF17, $15.00)

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