For example, the Fernand Iveton affair

L'Harmattan, Paris, 1986, 159 pages - ISBN 978-2858027217

Jean-Luc Einaudi's first major work, this book retraces the case of Fernand Yveton, a young Algerian communist activist guillotined on February 11, 1957 in Barberousse prison for a bomb attack that caused no casualties.

Prefaced by historian Pierre Vidal-Naquet, this essay highlights the use of the death penalty as an instrument of terror during the Algerian War.

Einaudi demonstrates how Yveton was condemned "as an example," becoming a symbol of relentless colonial repression. The author draws on testimonies, archival documents, and court reports to reconstruct this judicial tragedy.

The book raises fundamental questions about justice in times of war and the responsibility of the French state in capital executions during the Algerian conflict.

This meticulous investigation inaugurates Einaudi's work as a self-taught historian, marked by his commitment to historical truth and the recognition of crimes committed during the Algerian War.