Two Testaments
“Roger Hoffmann breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had made it into this war-ridden country without a bomb exploding within the plane’s cabin. Yet, despite thirty years as a diplomat and all he had read of the gruesome details of the final showdown between the OAS and the FLN, the atmosphere inside the airport shocked him. He was well acquainted with human misery and displaced citizens, but as he looked about at the hundreds, maybe thousands, of pied-noirs waiting for their planes, sitting o...n suitcases, pacing aimlessly, he thought, These are the saddest looking people on the face of the earth. The smells of tobacco and perspiration caught in the muggy afternoon air, suffocating him as he made his way through the crowds. Eight years ago, when he had lived among these people, the country was in peace. Of course, the grumbling was growing louder. Rumors of a small terrorist group among the Algerians had spread. But no one had imagined it would gain such force as to become the powerful FLN of today.MoreLess
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