| Degaulle: The Rebel 1890-1944 Contributor(s): Lacouture, Jean (Author), O'Brian, Patrick (Translator), Sheridan, Alan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0393309991 ISBN-13: 9780393309997 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1993 Annotation: Beginning with his childhood in Lille, through heroic experiences in World War I, to that great moment of triumph, the liberation of Paris in August 1944, Lacouture reveals the highlights and shadows of this man obsessed with the history of France and his role in it. Photographs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 1.54" H x 6.11" W x 9.05" (2.00 lbs) 640 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Savior of his nation in war; bold man of letters; patriot; a statesman who achieved reality for his political vision by the overwhelming force of his will: the personality that emerges in Jean Lacouture's magnificent biography of Charles de Gaulle seems larger than life, a presence of mythic proportions. The story begins with de Gaulle's childhood in Lille and follows him through his heroic experiences in World War I and his swift rise to prominence in the French army, to that great moment of triumph, the liberation of Paris in August 1944. Perceptions of the private de Gaulle--the schoolboy, the father--are woven into this politically astute account of a career grounded in controversy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lacouture, Jean: - Jean Lacouture is a French journalist and historian. |
