Jean Larteguy's novels The Centurions and The Praetorians. Excellent reads about the French fighting the Algerian War of Independence. The books are a little rare, so if you see them, grab them up. They're not only excellent fiction, but collectible as well.
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Oops...my bad. I see the OP had already mentioned The Centurions.
One more to add (though it hardly concerns a small war) is Norman Mailer's World War II classic The Naked and The Dead. An great American novelist's existential examination of certain futilities of combat on a small pacific island held by the Japanese, who loved to fight in unconventional ways.
Last edited by Roy Batty; 03-28-2015 at 12:06 AM.
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People might be interested to know that The Centurions is back in print since May 2015 with a forward by Robert D. Kaplan. Already for sale on Amazon.
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