Read Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents

Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents

William R. Keylor

4.9/5 (15036 ratings)

Description:In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces the tumultuous relationship between Charles de Gaulle and a host of other key twentieth-century his former mentor Marshal Philippe P�tain, who headed the collaborationist government in the southern French city of Vichy as the German army occupied the northern two-thirds of the country; Sir Winston Churchill, the British prime minister whose government supported and financed de Gaulle and the Free French, but who clashed with the French leader on a number of hot-button issues; and, most critically, the six American presidents from FDR to Nixon. Keylor uses the metaphor "thorn in the side" to emphasize the fact that challenges from the intrepid French leader were often an annoyance to the Americans, who all had many more important issues to deal with--World War II for Roosevelt and Truman, the Cold War for Eisenhower, and the Vietnam War for Kennedy and Johnson. Richard Nixon alone had an excellent relationship, but the two men overlapped for only four months before de Gaulle's retirement. Thoroughly researched and deeply knowledgeable, this gripping book will appeal to all readers interested in contemporary French and US history.--Robert Paxton, Columbia UniversityWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents. To get started finding Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1442236760

Description: In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces the tumultuous relationship between Charles de Gaulle and a host of other key twentieth-century his former mentor Marshal Philippe P�tain, who headed the collaborationist government in the southern French city of Vichy as the German army occupied the northern two-thirds of the country; Sir Winston Churchill, the British prime minister whose government supported and financed de Gaulle and the Free French, but who clashed with the French leader on a number of hot-button issues; and, most critically, the six American presidents from FDR to Nixon. Keylor uses the metaphor "thorn in the side" to emphasize the fact that challenges from the intrepid French leader were often an annoyance to the Americans, who all had many more important issues to deal with--World War II for Roosevelt and Truman, the Cold War for Eisenhower, and the Vietnam War for Kennedy and Johnson. Richard Nixon alone had an excellent relationship, but the two men overlapped for only four months before de Gaulle's retirement. Thoroughly researched and deeply knowledgeable, this gripping book will appeal to all readers interested in contemporary French and US history.--Robert Paxton, Columbia UniversityWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents. To get started finding Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents

Charles de Gaulle: A Thorn in the Side of Six American Presidents

More Books

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

The War Memoirs

The War Memoirs

The General

The General

Charles de Gaulle's Legacy of Ideas

Charles de Gaulle's Legacy of Ideas

France and Her Army

France and Her Army

A Certain Idea of France

A Certain Idea of France

The Speeches of General de Gaulle

The Speeches of General de Gaulle

France and Her Army - Scholar's Choice Edition

France and Her Army - Scholar's Choice Edition

Memoirs of Hope: Renewal and Endeavor

Memoirs of Hope: Renewal and Endeavor