Charles de Gaulle : a thorn in the side of six American presidents /

In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces the tumultuous relationship between Charles de Gaulle and a host of other key twentieth-century figures, his former mentor Marshal Philippe Pétain, who headed the collaborationist government in the southern French city of Vichy as the German army...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Keylor, William R., 1944- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020].
Subjects:	Gaulle, Charles de, > 1890-1970. France > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > France. France > Politics and government > 20th century. United States > Politics and government > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.

Table of Contents:

1 The Young Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1940: Before the Fall of France
2 Fallen France, 1940-1941: Occupation, Collaboration, and Exile
3 FDR and de Gaulle, 1940-1945: A Cold Shoulder from the "Stubborn Dutchman" to the "Stubborn Frenchman"
4 France's Role in the Postwar International Order
5 Truman and de Gaulle, 1945-1946: A Brief Encounter with Pinpricks
6 De Gaulle in the Political Wilderness, 1946-1958: Failed Attempt at a Comeback before Success
7 Eisenhower and de Gaulle, 1958-1961: Two Wartime Buddies in Power
8 Kennedy and de Gaulle, 1961-1963: JFK's Grand Design Derailed
9 Johnson and de Gaulle, 1963-1968: Distant Antagonists
10 Nixon and de Gaulle, 1969: Realism Triumphant and Mutual Admiration
11 De Gaulle and the United States: A Long and Contentious Relationship.