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The Course of the War, 1954–62

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The Algerian War, The Algerian Revolution

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This chapter explores the different stages of the war, from the National Liberation Front (FLN)’s first attacks on 1 November 1954 to Algerian independence in July 1962. The conflict was fought across three interconnected arenas. Firstly, this was a military confrontation, which took place both in Algeria and in mainland France. The chapter examines the FLN’s use of revolutionary warfare—urban and rural guerrilla units, embedded in local populations—and the French army’s response—including large-scale military operations, population displacement, psychological action and torture. Secondly, this was a war between two competing claims: ‘Algeria is France’ versus ‘Algeria is the FLN’. The chapter analyses French strategies to ‘win hearts and minds’ by extending political rights and investing in housing, education and healthcare. The FLN, meanwhile, built a state-within-a-state and aimed to influence French and international public opinion. Thirdly, then, the war was fought on the world stage and shaped by a shifting global context. The chapter locates Algeria within broader processes of decolonisation, discusses the role of the United Nations and explores how the FLN leveraged Cold War rivalries. Throughout, it examines the perspectives of different actors, underlining that this was not a straightforward confrontation between ‘the French’ and ‘the Algerians’.

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