De Gaulle

Child of Flanders  Crucible of War The Young Lion  Soul of France Vive la France

Michael E. Haskew

"A succinct biography." -- "The Washington Times" "Michael Haskew has again shown his skills as a researcher and writer in this succinct biography of a controversial commander. Haskew refuses to let either De Gaulle or the reader off the hook with his lucid examinations of a turbulent time and man. This is the place to start for any understanding of the French leader."--John Wukovits, author of "One Square Mile of Hell" and "Eisenhower"

"Michael E. Haskew's succinct new biography of Charles de Gaulle demonstrates persuasively how, from his time as a young soldier, the French leader prepared himself for greatness as if certain that one day he would be called on to 'save' France. Indeed, one of the many strengths of this riveting book is that it rescues de Gaulle from the historical thicket to highlight the man before the myth, a man of personality, patriotism and principle before he became a man of power."--Alan Riding, author of "And The Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris"

"Charles DeGaulle is one of the forgotten giants of World War II. His complex, contentious personality made him at once a towering hero to the French people and a haughty, irritating thorn in the side of the Allies--the self-proclaimed leader of the Free French forces and a French government-in-exile who refused to be ignored and who continually tried to interject himself into plans for the liberation of his native land. Michael Haskew's brilliant portrait of the man rescues him from the shadows of time to shed new light on the many facets of his forceful, sometimes frustratingly overbearing, personality--facets that have unfortunately been ignored for the past half century."--Flint Whitlock, Editor, "WWII Quarterly "and author of "Rock of Anzio" and "The Beasts of Buchenwald"

"Mike Haskew's concise but penetrating biography of Charles de Gaulle restores the often-exasperating Frenchman to his proper place as one of the towering figures of World War II, a man whose lonely gra