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This Episode:
The conversation with /u/Bernardito continues, picking up with the aftermath of the Phillipeville Massacre. This episode covers the rest of the Algerian War, including the quadrillage, the Battle of Algiers, and the coup that brought the 4th Republic to an end. Also discussed are the spiral of violence in collective reprisals, David Galula's writings on counterinsurgency, and the importance of air mobile tactics. Part 2 of 2.
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Coming up next fortnight: /u/Celebreth returns to the podcast to discuss the Roman military.
Finally!!! It wasn't delayed but I've been very excited, lol. The first one was great.
Just an FYI, /u/bernardito is on holiday (Swedes take the 4th of July very seriously) so follow-up questions may take some time to get answered.
I was waiting for that ! Once again it was brilliant, thank you !
It seems I posted a related question the day this podcast dropped. Now I've listened to both parts and some things make a bit more sense, but this guy still puzzles me...
Help me understand the work and legacy of Pierre Mendes France?
I know you only briefly touched upon air mobile warfare, but i got courious when i heard it. You mentioned it wasn't like in vietnam where you would be dropped right in the middle of combat. Was it simply just relocation from FOB to FOB(Or what the FFL and so used to stage their operations), or could it be something like "Theres this insurgent base far in the desert/hills, so instead of taking a risky road, we'll just fly you in closeish, far enough away so they won't hear the helicopter". Do we also see ambushes of these LZs as well?