Posted on Nov 1, 2019

Witness History - The Algerians who fought with France - BBC Sounds

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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The Harkis were Algerian Muslims who volunteered to fight with France in Algeria's war of independence. When the conflict came to an end in 1962 and France was forced to abandon its former colony, thousands of its Harki allies were left to face persecution and brutal repression. Serge Carel was an Algerian Harki who joined the French army when he was just 18 years old. When the independence war ended, he was imprisoned and tortured by the country's new rulers. He's been telling Mike Lanchin about his ordeal.

Witness History - The Algerians who fought with France - BBC Sounds

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The Battle of Algiers 4K restoration trailer

http://www.liveforfilms.com THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966), Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo’s legendary re-telling of the struggle for Algerian independence ...

Interesting link - thanks. Also, TBOA, a compelling movie about the war w/interesting statements in the trailer about being *banned* in France and *screened* by the Pentagon.

Edit/Rev. Worked with a number of folks from both France and Algeria - all got along well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-OBWU4qY4

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