The generals' letter did not threaten civil war. What it said was that if civil unrest reaches a certain level it will up to the army to quell it. Not the same as Salan and the generals in 1961, nor like Bastien-Thierry's assassination attempt against de Gaulle.
Bishop in charge, Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, 2001–2019. French-American. Musician, composer, author, happily married. www.pierrewhalon.info