The French Conquest of Algiers
How France became caught up in an unexpectedly complicated imperial adventure in 1830, eventually adding almost all of what is now Algeria to its empire.
Algeria
Insurrection in Algeria
On November 1st, 1954, an insurrection broke out in Algeria.
La Lutte Continue ...? Contemporary History and Algeria
The contribution of the witnesses from the Battle of Algiers to the debate on contemporary history.
Algeria: Thirty Years On
Martin Evans looks at the aftermath of the struggle for Algerian independence from France.
French Resistance and the Algerian War
During the 1950s the Algerian struggle against France and its white settlers for independence inflamed passions and hatreds in both countries – while a small number of French men and women helped the Algerian liberation movement in defiance of their government and the sentiments of the majority. What made them do it?
Arms and the Man: Abd El-Kader
Was one of France's most formidable opponents to its expansion in North Africa secretly aided and abetted by British guns? John King looks at a tangled tale of nineteenth-century Algeria.