Charles De Gaulle: A Brief Biography With Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Hardcover

Charles G. Cogan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312128045 ISBN 13: 9780312128043

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1995

Synopsis

This is the first book to combine a comprehensive historical analysis of Charles de Gaulle and Gaullism with a selection of related documents. In a compelling narrative, Cogan examines the three major stages of de Gaulle's career, he also assesses the Gaullist movement and its legacy for France, for Europe, and for transatlantic relations. A collection of 25 primary sources - many of which have never before been published in English - allows a firsthand reading and analysis of an array of government documents, interviews, press conferences, and excerpts from de Gaulle's memoirs and speeches. Maps and photographs throughout, a headnote for each document, a chronology, questions for consideration, and suggestions for further reading help make this book a fascinating resource.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles G. Cogan has been a visiting scholar at the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, since 1991.

Review:

"Based as it is on a generous deployment of de Gaulle's own words, the book gives the flavor as well as the substance of the man's mind and his basic assumptions."

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0312128045
• ISBN 13: 9780312128043
• Binding: Hardcover