The Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) was France’s last war of decolonisation.
While in the early years, struggle was confined to Algeria, by 1961 bombings and targeted assassinations terrorised mainland France. Daniel will investigate the war’s causes, assess its impact on Algerian and French societies and look at why this anti-colonial struggle remains an iconic emblem for discussions of modern forms of terrorism and state-sponsored torture.
Dr Daniel Lee is a historian of the Second World War and a specialist in the history of Jews in France and North Africa during the Holocaust. He is a Senior Lecturer in modern history at Queen Mary, University of London, and the author of Pétain's Jewish Children (2014) and The SS Officer's Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi (2020). As a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker, Daniel is a regular broadcaster on radio.
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