There have been more biographies of Charles de Gaulle than any other figure in modern French history except Napoleon, we are told by Julian Jackson – among them one he himself wrote back in 2003. Now, 15 years later, he presents us with a magnificent reprise, almost five times the length and absorbing from beginning to end.
21 June 2018, The Tablet
De Gaulle: almost always right, argues Julian Jackson in a new biography
De Gaulle, top left, inspects French troops in Germany in 1962
Photo: PA/DPA
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