The General

Charles De Gaulle And The France He Saved

This is a magisterial, sweeping biography of one of the great leaders of the 20th century - General Charles De Gaulle. less

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Sudhir Hazareesingh No leader of modern times was more unique and more uniquely national than Charles de Gaulle. (Source)

Richard Harries The reason I’m interested in this book is because de Gaulle offers a particular model of leadership – very autocratic and yet a leadership that saved France on at least two occasions. (Source)


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