War and cinema have gone hand in hand since before the Second World War—each using the other to further its own ends. One only needs to look at the repertoire of the likes of Leni Reifenstahl to ...

The conflict gained momentum after France failed to fulfil its promises of greater self-rule in Algeria after World War II. The National Liberation Front (FLN), a nationalist group, launched a ...

After the Axis powers’ defeat in World War II, many former Nazis and Vichyites recycled themselves as anti-communists.

In 1958, during the Algerian War, the striker quit Ligue 1 champions Saint-Etienne in mid- season to travel to Tunis with other French-based players and found a National Liberation Front (FLN) team.

In 1958, during the Algerian War, the striker quit Ligue 1 champions Saint-Etienne in mid- season to travel to Tunis with other French-based players and found a National Liberation Front (FLN ...

The FLN team played matches across the Middle East ... Mekhloufi later coached Algeria, including being in joint charge when Les Verts beat Germany at the 1982 World Cup, and served as president ...

The striker became a symbol of Algeria's fight for independence when he quit French club side Saint-Etienne in the first half of 1958. Mekhloufi travelled to Tunis and helped found a National ...

Anna Gréki, who joined the Algerian Communist Party as a teenager and became a combatant in the War of Independence, wrote ...