Taking upon itself not only the burden of the fighting but also the severity, and sometimes the beastliness, of the repression, closely in touch with the anxieties of the French population of Algeria and the Muslim auxiliaries, haunted by fear of another Indo-China, another military reverse inflicted on its colours, the army, more than any other body, felt a growing resentment against a political system which was the embodiment of irresolution.

XREF: Connects to historical accounts of civil-military relations and how colonial wars radicalize armed forces against civilian governance.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 529