The Last Great Frenchman: Life Of Charles De Gaulle

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...the best English biography of de Gaulle."----The New York Times Book Review "...a splendid popular biography...recounted with verve and anecdotal warmth."----Publishers Weekly Now in paper! This meticulously researched biography gives insight into the pivotal events of the 20th century and the French leader's relationships with other renowned figures, including Churchill, FDR, Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Henry Kissinger. It also contrasts the emotional, affectionate private man with the image of the cold, ruthless autocrat, de Gaulle presented to the world. CHARLES WILLIAMS (Lord Williams of Elvel) (London, England) is Deputy Leader of the opposition in the British House of Lords.

Author description

CHARLES WILLIAMS (Lord Williams of Elvel) is Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the British House of Lords. Before embarking on his political career, he spent four years in Paris from 1966 to 1970, the last period of de Gaulle's government.

Table of contents

Partial table of contents:; CHILD.; A Parisian Boy from Lille.; The Steps of St Ignatius.; SOLDIER.; The Army of the Republic.; A War to End Wars.; Polish Interlude.; Petain's Chicken.; A Toe in Political Waters.; The Cut of the Sickle.; Is He a New Napoleon?; EXILE.; Laying the Corner Stone.; Afric's Sunny Fountains.; Who is Fighting Whom?; The Eagle and the Bear Join the Party.; Resistance on All Fronts.; Mediterranean Storms.; The Darlan Deal.; From Anfa to Algiers.; Waiting for Overlord.; HERO.; A Parisian Summer.; Government Must Govern.; POLITICIAN.; With Peace Comes Politics.; The Gamble that Failed.; PHILOSOPHER.; A Certain Idea of France.; On Public and Private Life.; HEAD OF STATE.; The New Agenda.; Baiting Uncle Sam.; The Ides of May.; Epilogue: Return to Colombey.; Notes.; Select Bibliography.; Acknowledgements.; Index.