This class tells the story of the final fays of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), founder of Chabad, who passed away on 24 Teves, 1812, while escaping the French Invasion of Russia in the summer of 1812.
This class, by Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, hosted on TheYeshiva.net, explains why the Rebbe despised the French Emperor Napoleon so deeply, and what is the difference between the France of then and of today?
This class is a wonderful glimpse into the life of the Alter Rebbe. Instead of telling the high school girls to read dry, factual books, watching this video would give them true feelings for the greatness of the Alter Rebbe.
There is no discussion about modern France in this video. There is a Sicha from the Rebbe about it in the Nuns, though. I remember how impressed the French guests were at the time from it.