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First Indochina War

The Day of the Jackal

In the novel, the First Indochina War is less a separately narrated campaign than a formative past whose defeat continues to govern Marc Rodin’s politics. His service there brings rapid advancement through combat, but France’s withdrawal leaves him convinced that the sacrifices of soldiers have been betrayed—a conviction he carries into the Algerian conflict and, ultimately, the OAS.

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