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The general : Charles de Gaulle and the France he saved
- Title
- The general : Charles de Gaulle and the France he saved / Jonathan Fenby.
- Author
- Fenby, Jonathan.
- Publication
- New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | JFE 12-6469 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xii, 707 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Note
- "A Herman Graf book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Reaching for the heights. Edge of the abyss ; 'I, General de Gaulle' -- The making of a rebel. 'Un petit Lillois à Paris' ; War ; 'Generation of catastrophes' ; The constant rebel ; Debacle -- One man's combat. 'France has not lost the war' ; Family time ; Allies at odds ; At the Summit ; Resistance and collaboration ; Blitzkrieg ; Going home ; Liberation -- From victory to defeat. Witches' brew ; Foreign affairs ; Pétain and Laval ; 'Nest of intrigues' ; 'That will teach them' ; 'Guide for the nation' ; Triumphs and tragedies -- The road back. Biding his time ; 'I will see' ; Saving the ship ; First in France -- Republican monarch. The sovereign, his court, and his people ; Algeria ; Raising the game ; The crucible ; Full house ; Facing France ; Tilting at windmills -- Shadows and night. 'Great things always end badly' ; The Ides of May ; Counterpunch ; Final act.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-6469
- ISBN
- 1616086009 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781616086008 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012013918
- OCLC
- 755705014
- Author
- Fenby, Jonathan.
- Title
- The general : Charles de Gaulle and the France he saved / Jonathan Fenby.
- Imprint
- New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-6469