Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. introduction 1
5. 1 soldier families and slavery’s echoes 29
6. 2 ex-soldiers as unruly clients, 1914–40 63
7. 3 veterans and the political wars of 1940–60 108
8. 4 a military culture on the move: tirailleurs sénégalais in france, africa, and asia 146
9. 5 blood debt, immigrants, and arguments 183
10. conclusion 210
11. Appendix: Interviews 217
12. Abbreviations 221
13. Notes 225
14. References 295
15. Index 321