{"id":99716,"date":"2025-12-16T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=99716"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:27:54","slug":"the-battle-of-algiers-frances-victory-that-lost-the-war-w2w-057","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/12\/16\/the-battle-of-algiers-frances-victory-that-lost-the-war-w2w-057\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Algiers: France&#8217;s &#8220;Victory&#8221; That Lost the War &#8211; W2W 057"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oy8iBoJC8Cs?si=niAcublDw9yfqGBu\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TimeGhost History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 14 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p>In the mid-1950s, what Paris insists on calling a &#8220;police operation&#8221; 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&#8217;s end, the conflict has eroded faith in France&#8217;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.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; 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