Robert Fisk's Algeria

The edited collection of articles that follows spans two decades, chronicling first-hand what happened when a nation’s failure to reconcile its ideological differences led both sides to descend into barbarity. Much of it is harrowing to read: a catalogue of man’s inhumanity to man, punctuated with shining instances of courage, kindness and humour but no less tragic for that. But it is the truth. And for anyone who wishes to understand the problems confronting us today, it is essential reading.