General De Gaulle''s Cold War - Challenging American Hegemony, 1963-68

The greatest threat to the Western alliance in the 1960s did not come from an enemy, but from an ally. France, led by its mercurial leader General Charles de Gaulle, launched a global and comprehensive challenge to the United State's leadership of the Free World, tackling not only the political but also the military, economic, and monetary spheres. Successive American administrations fretted about de Gaulle, whom they viewed as an irresponsible nationalist at best and a threat to their presence in Europe at worst. Based on extensive international research, this book is an original analysis of France's ambitious grand strategy during the 1960s and why it eventually failed. De Gaulle's failed attempt to overcome the Cold War order reveals important insights about why the bipolar international system was able to survive for so long, and why the General's legacy remains significant to current French foreign policy.

Sommario

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements        

Introduction

Part I:  The Quest for Great Power Status, 1963-1965

Chapter 1. All (not so) Quiet on the Western Front

Chapter 2. The Long Road to Moscow

Chapter 3. A "Shining Light" for the World?

Part II:  The Rise and Fall of the Gaullist Design, 1966-1968

Chapter 4. 1966, Gaullist Zenith

Chapter 5. Illusion of Independence Part 1, January-June 1967

Chapter 6. Illusion of Independence Part 2, July-December 1967

Chapter 7. The Fall, January-August 1968

Conclusion

Bibliography

Annexes

Endnotes

Info autore

Garret Joseph Martin is an Editor-at-Large at the European Institute in Washington, DC. He obtained his PhD in International History at the London School of Economics. He co-edited Globalizing de Gaulle: International Perspectives on French Foreign Policies, 1958-1969 (with Christian Nuenlist and Anna Locher, 2011). He currently teaches courses on the Cold War at George Washington University and on transatlantic security at American University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Garret Martin, Garret Joseph Martin, Martin Garret Joseph, Not Available (NA)
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2013
• EAN: 9781782380153
• ISBN: 978-1-78238-015-3
• Pagine: 282
• Serie: Berghahn Monographs in French; Berghahn Monographs in French Studies; Berghahn Monographs in French
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, France, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1960 to c 1969, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, History: 20th Century to Present