At War for Algeria

S1 E32022

Terror and Guerrilla Warfare

Episode Synopsis

Repression is not enough. France tries to “conquer souls and hearts” by entrusting social missions to the SAS (Specialized Administrative Sections). On the Algerian independence side, the ALN (National Liberation Army) uses guerrilla warfare and terrorism to confront the French army, one of the most powerful in the world.

Next Episodes

All Seasons

End of Empire

Episode 1

Popular Uprising

Episode 2

At War for Algeria

Terror and Guerrilla Warfare

Episode Synopsis

Next Episodes

End of Empire

Popular Uprising

Terror and Guerrilla Warfare

The Return of Charles de Gaulle

Algerian Algeria!

Independence

Comments

Suggested Shows

Burning Bush

Napoléon III, le prix de l'audace

Corleone: A History of la Cosa Nostra

Lipstick on Your Collar

Sahara with Michael Palin

The Sixties

Jaguar

Métronome

Munich '72

The Great Smog: Winter of '52

The Legends of Paris: A Tale of the 19th Century Artistic Scene

Juger Pétain

the famous escapes

Shadow Lines

China Beach

The Sorrow and the Pity

Aux frontières de l'Histoire - La France

The Trial of Christine Keeler

Terra X - Zeitreise

Jean-Marie Le Pen : À l'extrême