French colonial army campaigns bypassed both governors and Parliament.
Evidence
On taking up the command in Algeria, General Lorillot had confided with grim emphasis to a political contact: “They made fools of us in Indo-China … They screwed us in Tunisia … We are being screwed in Morocco. But they will never screw us in Algeria, I swear to you. Let this be known in Paris.” Already by 1956 there was a strong feeling in the army that the politicians were a chief source of its misfortunes, and this was to grow from Suez until May 1958. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 528 (
#contradicts, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: French army officers blamed politicians for colonial defeats in Indochina and Tunisia — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 528
Related
- French army officers blamed politicians for colonial defeats in Indochina and Tunisia (similarity 0.92)
- Winning militarily while losing politically doomed the French army in Algeria (similarity 0.81)
- By late 1956 both France’s military and diplomatic options in Algeria had failed (similarity 0.81)
- The French army in Algeria transformed from clumsy to effective by 1956 (similarity 0.80)
- The French army won militarily while losing the political and world battle (similarity 0.79)
- France believed wrongly that toppling Nasser would collapse the Algerian revolt. (similarity 0.79)
- Colonial military dominance ceased to be decisive in Algeria’s war. (similarity 0.78)
- A coup plot against civil government in Algeria emerged in late 1956 (similarity 0.78)
- Military commanders seized power in both Algeria and France at the same moment (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- French army officers blamed politicians for colonial defeats in Indochina and Tunisia
#contradicts(0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 528