Charles de Gaulle by Andrew Knapp

Charles de Gaulle by Andrew Knapp

In this new biography, Andrew Knapp concisely dissects each of the major controversies surrounding General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French during the Second World War and President of France from 1959 to 1969.

'Andrew Knapp’s De Gaulle is written with the style and insight that we have come to expect of one the UK’s foremost commentators on French history and politics of our timesAt once scholarly and accessible, it sheds light on one of the most important figures of the twentieth century and explains why his legacy is still important today, in a way that will appeal to students and general readers alike'.

Paul Smith, University of Nottingham, UK

'This is unquestionably the best shorter biography of Charles de Gaulle, both for general readers of French history and students in university-level courses. Carefully organized and drawing on the latest scholarship, it devotes attention to often-neglected topics and manages to capture the sometimes elusive character of the nation's greatest twentieth-century leader'.

David Longfellow, Baylor University, USA

Andrew Knapp is Emeritus Professor of French Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Reading. He is author of Gaullism since de Gaulle (1994) and Parties and the Party System in France (2004), joint author of The Government and Politics of France (2006) and Forgotten Blitzes: France and Italy under Allied Air Attack (2012), and editor of The Uncertain Foundation: France at the Liberation, 1944–47 (2007).

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ISBN 13	9781138839182
ISBN 10	1138839183
Title	Charles de Gaulle
Author	Andrew Knapp
Series	Routledge Historical Biographies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2020-11-03
Number of pages	472
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