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France Stands at Crossroads, as Members of Military Demand Action

France Stands at Crossroads, as Members of Military Demand Action
French President Emmanuel Macron reviews soldiers of the 4th Regiment during a military honors ceremony at the 4th Regiment of the Foreign Legion's training center in La Ferme du Cuin, in Saint-Gauderic, France, on March 12, 2021. Stephane Mahe/X02520/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Walsh
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In 1971, first-time novelist Frederick Forsyth, a former Royal Air Force pilot, journalist, and war correspondent, published “The Day of the Jackal,” a grippingly realistic thriller about an anonymous hired assassin known only as the Jackal, who very nearly assassinates French President Charles de Gaulle in revenge for his abandonment of France’s longtime colony of Algeria in 1962.

Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh
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Michael Walsh is the editor of The-Pipeline.org and the author of “The Devil’s Pleasure Palace” and “The Fiery Angel,” both published by Encounter Books. His latest book, “Last Stands,” a cultural study of military history from the Greeks to the Korean War, was recently published.
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