The Complete War Memoirs of Charles DeGaulleby Carroll & Graf
Category: Historical Books
Genre: Book - Reference - Historical
Product Line: Historical Books (Carroll & Graf)
Author: Jonathan Griffin, Richard Howard
Publish Year: 1998
Pages: 1048
Dimensions: 6x9x2"
Restockable: No
Mfg. part #: 0-7867-0546-9
Type: Softcover Originally three separate volumes covering three
distinct periods, this single edition encompasses all of de
Gaulle's personal writings from the fall of France in 1940 to the
aftermath of the war in 1946. The first section, "The Call to
Honor", recounts the confusion and despair triggered by Hitler's
blitzkrieg takeover of France. The second section, "Unity"
describes de Gaulle's struggles to rally the Free French in Africa
and in underground movements throughout Europe, his bitter conflict
with the Vichy puppet regime ruling occupied France, and his
cooperation with the Allied powers. "Salvation", the final
installment, chronicles the turning of the tide of war against Nazi
Germany, de Gaulle's triumphant return to France, and the
reincarnation of the French Republic as a major international
presence.