DE GAULLE, Bob Howard
DE GAULLE, Bob Howard
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DE GAULLE
The Pride of France

Author: Bob Howard

Narrator: Jonathan David Mellor

Unabridged: 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/17/2020

Synopsis

In 1940 he fought against, but could not prevent, the greatest humiliation in the history of the France he loved so dearly.How did Charles De Gaulle recover from this? How did he preserve the spirit of France? Then help liberate his nation? Then go on to lead it as its most important political figure since his fellow general, Napoleon?We trace the growth of De Gaulle: the precocious child of nationalist, religious yet progressive. The lover of history who early on became suspicious of the British. The ambitious young officer with revolutionary views about mobile warfare in a country first mired in the trenches of the Western Front then blinded by the folly of the Maginot Line.We watch his impressive fight against the Germans in 1940 when his fellow commanders were shaming themselves. How he refused to accept the vile compromises of the Vichy regime.We witness his difficult co-existence with his British hosts. And his even stormier relationship with his American allies. We see his triumphant return to France.De Gaulle’s proud personality and its effect on France’s curious and complex post-war fortunes are scrutinised.Audiovisual, ebook and, now, audiobook deliver History’s Verdict on De Gaulle.

About Bob Howard

Bob Howard is the author of the Infected Dead series. Bob and his wife, Dawn, have been married for over thirty years and live in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on October 18, 2023

Great book. During World War I, De Gaulle was shot, returned to action after a short stay in the hospital, was shot again, returned to action, then was stabbed by a bayonet while surrounded and captured by the Germans. He was a P.O.W. for 32 months, during which time he made several failed attempts a......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on August 04, 2023

Charles the Gaul. When Charles de Gaulle walked along the Champs-Elysées on 26/08/1944 after the liberation of Paris in the Second World War, a new France had been born. As leader of the Free French and self proclaimed ruler in exile de Gaulle had risen to the top of French politics. But he had rejec......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on August 14, 2019

Superbly written, minutely detailed and just scholarly enough, Professor Jackson's warts-and-all biography of de Gaulle is a must-read for those with an interest in the history of modern France, de Gaulle being its most important figure. Larger than life (in every sense) de Gaulle was not an easy ma......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on October 03, 2019

Ambitious reconsideration of the French General-President who dominated European politics for three decades. Jackson (France: The Dark Years, etc.) proves a tough-minded, critical biographer who enjoys puncturing Gaullist myths and cutting his subject down to size. On full display are de Gaulle's ar......more

Goodreads review by Ted on September 12, 2022

An extremely comprehensive biography, which does everything right, but should never be read as a whole block. Certain books benefit from being dipped in and out of. This is not a bad thing, but it means that when they are taken as a whole sum, the enjoyment of reading them dips significantly. Julian......more

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