Charles de Gaulle: A Biography

From one of America’s longest-serving foreign correspondents, a biography of France’s controversial politician and statesman.

The first major biography of Charles de Gaulle written from an American perspective, this book offers a compelling assessment of the French army officer, politician, and statesman. Author Don Cook, former bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, delineates de Gaulle’s obsession with power and how the military man rose to leadership in the years following the fall of F...