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Issue Details: First known date: 1962... 1962 The Deadline
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An Australian overseas in Paris gets caught up in the OAS (Organisation Armée Secrète) and French attempts to prevent Algerian secession from colonialist rule.

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form y separately published work icon War of Nerves Mark Rodgers , ( dir. Sydney Pollack ) Los Angeles : Hovue Enterprises , 1964 23480787 1964 single work film/TV

Set during the Algerian War (1954-1962) and the efforts of the OAS (Organisation Armée Secrète) to, through assassinations and terrorism, prevent Algeria's succession from French colonial rule.

The original novel involved an Australian on holiday in Paris; this adaptation transformed the character into an American.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Sydney, New South Wales,: Collins ,       1962 .
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    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       William Morrow ,       1963 .
      Alternative title: War of Nerves
    • London,
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      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Fontana ,       1964 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 222p.p.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Horwitz , 1965 .
      Extent: [258]p.p.
      Note/s:
      • On National Library record: First published Sydney, Collins, 1962.
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Subjects:
  • c
    Algeria,
    c
    North Africa, Africa,
  • c
    France,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
Settings:
  • Paris,
    c
    France,
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1952-1964
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