Customer Review: De Gaulle was loved and hated by many people (oddly enough, the same people at different times) but whether you liked him or not you couldn't argue that he didn't love his country. And he loved his country so much he was unwillingly to see it subjected by the fascists and their collaborators during... more info
Customer Review: Mythological assassin vs detective. Mythological in the sense that he has a fancy name tying in to the history surrounding that particular assassin. In this case, some perhaps not so nice people want a French leader removed, and haven't managed it themselves, so they bring in an outside... more info
Customer Review: Although De Gaulle's entries have the ring of memoirs written after the event, they may well have been spoken.
Fateful moments tend to evoke grandeur of speech, especially in French parlance.
The General has always been a reference for Middle East scholars and politicians alike... more info
Customer Review: Mahoney has done us the favour of going through De Gaulle's principal writings and speeches to reveal a political philosopher of trenchant insight and immanent applicability. This book is essential for understanding De Gaulle and for his contribution to political thought. It has the grace both to be... more info
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