France's Wars in Chad Military Intervention and Decolonization in Africa |
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| Author:
| Powell, Nathaniel K. |
| Series title: | African Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-73862-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2022 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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The first comprehensive narrative of French involvement in Chad's civil wars in the first two decades of its independence between 1960 and 1982, this study explores France's counterinsurgency efforts to protect the regime of François Tombalbaye and its contribution to the rise to power of Hissène Habré, one of Africa's most notorious dictators.
The first comprehensive narrative of French involvement in Chad's civil wars in the first two decades of its independence between 1960 and 1982, this study explores France's counterinsurgency efforts to protect the regime of François Tombalbaye and its contribution to the rise to power of Hissène Habré, one of Africa's most notorious dictators.