The Battle of Algiers: France’s ‘Victory’ That Lost the War - W2W 057

In the mid-1950s, what Paris insists on calling a “police operation” in Algeria, steadily sparks into a full-scale war that exposes the fragility of the French Republic itself. As the FLN launches coordinated attacks, the army responds with mass arrests, torture, and collective punishment, drawing the military deeper into politics. The Battle of Algiers becomes a laboratory of counterinsurgency, even as public opinion fractures at home and successive governments collapse under the strain. By the decade’s end, the conflict has eroded faith in France’s imperial mission and helped trigger the fall of the Fourth Republic, proving that Algeria was not just a colonial war, but a crisis of the French state. Join us on Patreon:   / timeghosthistory   Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Subscribe to our World War Two series: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldwartwo... Between 2 Wars:    • Between 2 Wars   Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow our Moderators on Instagram! Spartacus Olsson:   / spartacusolsson   Indiana Neidell:   / indy_neidell   Like us on Facebook:   / timeghosthistory   Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson & Sebastian Brandstetter Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter Creative Director: Iryna Dulka Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Spartacus Olsson Research by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Spartacus Olsson Edited by: Karolina Dołęga Color grading by: Karolina Dołęga Artwork by: Himanka Kalita Sound design by: Marek Kamiński Colorizations by: Mikołaj Uchman Karolina Dołęga Archive footage: https://www.screenocean.com Image sources: Colorized photo of the arrest of Arrestation de Larbi Ben M'Hidi courtesy of Riad Salih https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca... Photo of "Gégène" courtesy of PRA https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9... Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: Break Free - Fabien Tell Dark Beginning - Johan Hynynen Darkness Closing In - Max Anson Force Matrix - Jon Bjork Guilty Shadows 4 - Andreas Jamsheree Last Man Standing 3 - Johannes Bornlöf Last Minute Reaction - Phoenix Tail Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell Leave It All Here - Fabien Tell London - Howard Harper-Barnes March of the Brave - Rannar Sillard Plausible Cause - Fabien Tell Please Hear Me Out - Philip Ayers Potential Redemption - Max Anson Refined Enlightenment - Howard Harper-Barnes Rememberance - Fabien Tell Secret Cargo - Craft Case The End Of The World 2 - Håkan Eriksson The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.