Colonel Jean Gardes, after dodging arrest in Spain, made his way to Argentina, where — remembering some of his mother's recipes from the Restaurant des Ministères — he established an unmilitary but extremely successful business making pâtés. On the amnesty he too returned to Paris. Averse to reading the many books about the Algerian war, he is fed "digests" by his wife and is distressed when not enough is made of his lasting attachment to the Muslims of Algeria.

XREF: Connects to broader patterns of how combatants reintegrate after colonial wars, and how personal networks and skills transfer to civilian economy. QUESTION: Why did Gardes feel distressed that his attachment to Algerian Muslims wasn't recognized? Suggests a moral or reputational dimension worth probing.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1667