Abstract
Two works published on behalf of regiments (the Second Marine and the 17th RGP) describe, briefly but unvarnished, the active engagement of Paris alongside the "Hutu loyalists" against the "Tutsi rebels", called "enemies".
Comment
The article is illustrated by a photograph with the following caption: "March 1993, in northern Rwanda. A French military assistance officer, wearing the local uniform, supervises the Rwandan army in operation".