The Algerian War 1954-1962

To the Barricades (1x4)

Air date: Jan 01, 1984

French colonialists in Algiers staged an insurrection in the Algerian capital on January 24th, 1960. Known as "La Semaine des Barricades" (the week of the barricades), the future of the Fifth Republic hung in the balance as the French Army in Algeria considered joining the revolt.