The General's Niece - The Little-Known de Gaulle Who Fought to Free Occupied France

"Based on interviews with family members, former associates, prominent historians, and never-before-seen papers written by Geneviaeve de Gaulle, [this] is the first English-language biography of Charles de Gaulle's niece, confidante, and daughter figure ... Finally emerging from the shadow of her famous uncle, the life of this little-known de Gaulle adds a ... layer to the history of the second world war, including the French resistance, the horrors of and unshakeable bonds formed at Ravensbruck, and the issues facing postwar France and its leaders"--Amazon.com.

About the author

Paige Bowers is a news and features writer whose work has appeared in TIME, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, People, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Magazine, and others. A lifelong Francophile, she earned a master's degree in modern European history in 2012 and teaches continuing education classes at Louisiana State University about French history and culture. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Product details

• Authors: Paige Bowers
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781613736098
• ISBN: 978-1-61373-609-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Biography / Autobiography