Death Squads: The French School

Death Squads: The French School

59 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 1, 2003

The story of how the colonial French army in Algeria learned how to effectively suppress independence movements in Algeria through torture and death squads. It also reveals how this knowledge was welcomed by US and Latin American military academies who used it to educate recruits.

Death Squads: The French School

59 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 1, 2003

Death Squads: The French School
The story of how the colonial French army in Algeria learned how to effectively suppress independence movements in Algeria through torture and death squads. It also reveals how this knowledge was welcomed by US and Latin American military academies who used it to educate recruits.
Producers
Original title Escadrons de la mort: L'école française
Directors Marie-Monique Robin
Writers