The war for Algerian independence was one of the bloodiest decolonization battles of the 20th century. Algeria had been a French military colony for over 100 years when, in 1954, the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) rose up against the French occupation in a deadly and brutal eight year struggle. No wonder, then, that it has inspired writers like Albert Camus, Kamel Daoud and Alistair Horne.