A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle by Julian T. Jackson

A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle

Julian T. Jackson

887 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
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In six weeks in 1940, France's armies were decisively beaten by Germany. A junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots on the BBC, urging them rally to him in London. Through th...

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