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In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces Charles de Gaulle’s career before the fall of France, then focuses on his contentious relationships with six American presidents, from FDR to Nixon. All but Nixon found challenges from the intrepid French leader a deeply distracting annoyance from the daunting international challenges they faced.
Sommario
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Young Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1940: Before the Fall of France
Chapter 2 Fallen France, 1940-1941: Occupation, Collaboration, and Exile
Chapter 3 FDR and de Gaulle, 1940-1945: A Cold Shoulder from the "Stubborn Dutchman" to the "Stubborn Frenchman"
Chapter 4 France's Role in the Postwar International Order
Chapter 5 Truman and de Gaulle, 1945-1946: A Brief Encounter with Pinpricks
Chapter 6 De Gaulle in the Political Wilderness, 1946-1958: Failed Attempt at a Comeback before Success
Chapter 7 Eisenhower and de Gaulle, 1958-1961: Two Wartime Buddies in Power
Chapter 8 Kennedy and de Gaulle, 1961-1963: JFK's Grand Design Derailed
Chapter 9 Johnson and de Gaulle, 1963-1968: Distant Antagonists
Chapter 10 Nixon and de Gaulle, 1969: Realism Triumphant and Mutual Admiration
Chapter 11 De Gaulle and the United States: A Long and Contentious Relationship
A Note on Sources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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William R. Keylor is professor emeritus at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He has received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Methodist Scholar-Teacher Award; has been a Fulbright scholar; and has been awarded fellowships by the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Whiting Foundation, and the Earhart Foundation. He is an elected member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies and a former president of the Society for French Historical Studies, and was named Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite by the French government.
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William R. Keylor traces the complicated and often conflictual relationships between Charles de Gaulle and the six US presidents with whom he interacted. Deeply researched and elegantly written, the book moves from FDR’s stubborn refusal to recognize the leader of Free France to Richard Nixon’s embrace of the founder of France’s Fifth Republic.
