Anglo-American bons offices deepened French suspicion of foreign meddling.
Evidence
No effort of Yazid or Chanderli, or of the whole F.L.N. leadership to date, could have done more to “internationalise” the war than the French bombing of Sakiet. It also set in motion the chain of events that led directly to the final disintegration of the Fourth Republic. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 780 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
By summer 1959 the Challe Plan really got into its stride, with a massive force of two first-class divisions earmarked for the key Réserve Générale. The modern, mechanised equipment backing up this force was impressive. In contrast to the early days when the French had at their behest only a handful of small helicopters, there were now enough big, American-made “Flying Bananas” to lift into action two whole battalions in a matter of five minutes. … (At the same time, the use of so much American military equipment supplied for the benefit of France in N.A.T.O. was the source of increasing embarrassment to the American government, and of alienation between them and the already prickly de Gaulle.) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1011 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: N.A.T.O.-supplied American equipment empowered French heliborne tactics yet strained US-French relations. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1011; A 4,000-member French network aided the F.L.N. while its leader evaded the D.S.T.; The French bombing of Sakiet internationalized the war and toppled the Fourth Republic — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 780
Related
- The French bombing of Sakiet internationalized the war and toppled the Fourth Republic (similarity 0.85)
- N.A.T.O.-supplied American equipment empowered French heliborne tactics yet strained US-French relations. (similarity 0.83)
- The French bombing of Sakiet triggered the Fourth Republic’s collapse (similarity 0.81)
- Vague pursuit authorization let local commanders trigger the Sakiet bombing (similarity 0.80)
- American arms sales to Tunisia inflamed France’s wartime grievances (similarity 0.78)
- Army disaffection extended into the Fourth Republic’s highest levels (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- N.A.T.O.-supplied American equipment empowered French heliborne tactics yet strained US-French relations.
#expands(0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1011 - The French bombing of Sakiet internationalized the war and toppled the Fourth Republic
#exemplifies(0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 780 - A 4,000-member French network aided the F.L.N. while its leader evaded the D.S.T.
#expands(0.40)