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The Attempts on De Gaulle
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There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fir...
There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fired at his car by a gang controlled by Raoul Salan. The third attempt was on 22 August 1962, when his car was raked by machine-gun fire which shattered the rear window and burst two tires. The General escaped all three attempts, but was there a fourth which was not reported? A BBC Production.
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- BBC Worldwide Ltd
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2007
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- 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col
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- data file
- OCLC
- ocn890329774
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 19, 2014.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- De Gaulle Disappoints (1:20) -- Algerian Resistance to French Occupation (1:45) -- Revolt in Algiers (2:48) -- German Attempt to Assassinate de Gaulle (2:42) -- Failed Insurrection (1:58) -- U.S. Concerns (1:52) -- Bastien-Thiry Fails (2:21) -- Terrorist Campaign and Algerian Independence (1:49) -- Machine-gun Attack (3:47) -- Would-Be Assassins Caught (1:41) -- "The Day of the Jackal" (2:20) -- Credits: The Attempts on De Gaulle: Infamous Assassinations (0:29)