The Last Great Frenchman: A Life of General De Gaulle
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ISBN: 0471117110 / Publisher: Wiley, March 1995
Traces the life and career of the French general and president from his childhood in Lille, France to his death in 1970
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Critical acclaim for The Last Great Frenchman<br> <br> "This is a splendid popular biography . . . recounted with verveand anecdotal warmth, along with fresh appraisals of de Gaulle'scareer as soldier, politician, and head of state." --PublishersWeekly.<br> <br> "Highly readable. . . . It is to Williams' credit that he is ableto get so close to such a prickly personality." --San FranciscoChronicle<br> <br> "Charles Williams has matched a great subject by something near toa great book." --Daily Telegraph (London)<br> <br> "Marvelous vignettes. . . . Williams tells his story with pace andskill." --Martin Gilbert
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