Persuaded of the benefits of colonisation and the imperative need to keep Algeria under French rule, Fraysse joined the OAS ranks at 21, right after completing basic training with the 18th airborne infantry unit. Now 82, Fraysse has taken the pains to publish a memoir in which he catalogues his experiences and attempts to shift the narrative around the group’s far-right labelling, all the while effectively pulling readers into his…
