{"product_id":"book-gl03","title":"The Praetorians","description":"\u003cb\u003eJean Lartéguy's unflinching sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Centurions\u003c\/i\u003e, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, \u003ci\u003eThe Praetorians\u003c\/i\u003e picks up in the footsteps of \u003ci\u003eThe Centurions\u003c\/i\u003e, which was called \"a stunning reflection of modern war\" by Stanley McChrystal. After turning to tactics of guerilla warfare, a group of French paratroopers serving in the Algerian War is called to answer for actions they consider necessary, however immoral. Fearing another loss of French honor, they plot a coup that results in the return to power of Charles de Gaulle and the death of one of their own. With resonance to modern conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, \u003ci\u003eThe Praetorians\u003c\/i\u003e further develops some of Lartéguy's most persistent and pertinent themes: counterinsurgency, the ugly, morally conflicted nature of modern war, and the seemingly unbridgeable gulf between the experiences of soldiers and of the civilians they serve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49358005535024,"sku":"BDgl03","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49358005567792,"sku":"ZEgl03","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49358005600560,"sku":"ZMgl03","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gl03-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780180887","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gl03","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}