Churchill and De Gaulle - The Geopolitics of Liberty

This book compares Churchill and de Gaulle as they thought, spoke, and acted through two world wars and the subsequent Cold War. Although the world is very different now, this nuanced history shows how thinking along with these giants of the twentieth century as they responded to the crises of their time will make us more thoughtful citizens today.

List of contents

Introduction: What Is the Geopolitics of Liberty?
Chapter 1: The Greatness of Great Britain
Chapter 2: The Grandeur of France
Chapter 3: The Geopolitics of Great Britain
Chapter 4: The Geopolitics of France
Chapter 5: How Churchill Understood the Geopolitics of the First World War
Chapter 6: How de Gaulle Understood the Geopolitics of the First World War
Chapter 7: How Churchill Understood the Geopolitics of the Second World War
Chapter 8: How de Gaulle Understood the Geopolitics of the Second World War
Chapter 9: How Churchill Understood the Geopolitics of the Cold War
Chapter 10: How de Gaulle Understood the Geopolitics of the Cold War
Conclusion: Geopolitics of Liberty

About the author

By Will Morrisey

Summary

This book compares Churchill and de Gaulle as they thought, spoke, and acted through two world wars and the subsequent Cold War. Although the world is very different now, this nuanced history shows how thinking along with these giants of the twentieth century as they responded to the crises of their time will make us more thoughtful citizens today.

Product details

• Authors: Will Morrisey, Morrisey Will
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781442241190
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4119-0
• No. of pages: 446
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, Geopolitics, HISTORY / Europe / Western, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Diplomacy, Western Europe, Political science and theory, Western Continental Europe, European studies;international studies;political theory