The General: Charles De Gaulle and the France He Saved |
 | Author: Jonathan Fenby
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 720
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.2
ISBN: 1847373925
EAN: 9781847373922
ASIN: 1847373925
Publication Date: June 24, 2010
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A magisterial, sweeping biography of one of the great leaders of the 20th century -- General Charles De Gaulle
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Superb study and a great read. August 3, 2010
AJ
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Written by an acknowledged expert at the art of writing biography, the book combines effortless detialed awareness not only of de Gaulle and the milieu that nourished him, with a style of writing that is accessible without being condescending to the less well informed reader.
Mr Fenby also has the art of making the hero seem somewhat more human, likeable and indeed accessible than I would have thought possible for such a weighty tome. For anyone who, like me, has had a love affair with France over my adult years and still secretly admires their determination to create laws and never then keep them, this book will also offer some fascinating insights into the way that the myth and the reality that is both de Gaulle and the idea of serious resistance to Nazi occupation, and to the new spirit that emerged from the war, and gave rise to 'les trentes glorieuses' ... the thirty post war years that saw the transformation of France from a backwater of agricultural dependence into one of the major industrial powers of the EU... a process in which de Gaulle was central, whether in power or out of it. In all a great read and a wonderful study of a giant of the modern world.
Thoroughly impressive July 1, 2010
Bobby Jane (London)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
A thoroughly impressive piece of work and the most comprehensive biography of de Gaulle I have come across in the English language. It is elegantly written, authoritative, reliable and very perceptive. I was also very moved to read about his personal life and the profound relationship he had with his daughter.
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