{"product_id":"the-last-great-frenchman-isbn-9780471180715","title":"The Last Great Frenchman","description":"Critical acclaim for The Last Great Frenchman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is a splendid popular biography . . . recounted with verveand anecdotal warmth, along with fresh appraisals of de Gaulle'scareer as soldier, politician, and head of state.\" --PublishersWeekly.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Highly readable. . . . It is to Williams' credit that he is ableto get so close to such a prickly personality.\" --San FranciscoChronicle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Charles Williams has matched a great subject by something near toa great book.\" --Daily Telegraph (London)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Marvelous vignettes. . . . Williams tells his story with pace andskill.\" --Martin Gilbert Partial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CHILD.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Parisian Boy from Lille.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Steps of St Ignatius.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOLDIER.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Army of the Republic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A War to End Wars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Polish Interlude.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Petain's Chicken.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Toe in Political Waters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Cut of the Sickle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Is He a New Napoleon?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EXILE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laying the Corner Stone.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Afric's Sunny Fountains.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Who is Fighting Whom?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Eagle and the Bear Join the Party.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resistance on All Fronts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mediterranean Storms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Darlan Deal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Anfa to Algiers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Waiting for Overlord.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HERO.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Parisian Summer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Government Must Govern.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e POLITICIAN.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With Peace Comes Politics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Gamble that Failed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PHILOSOPHER.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Certain Idea of France.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On Public and Private Life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HEAD OF STATE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The New Agenda.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Baiting Uncle Sam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Ides of May.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Return to Colombey.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. CHARLES WILLIAMS (Lord Williams of Elvel) is Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the British House of Lords. Before embarking on his political career, he spent four years in Paris from 1966 to 1970, the last period of de Gaulle's government.  Critical acclaim for The Last Great Frenchman  \u003cp\u003e\"This is a splendid popular biography . . . recounted with verve and anecdotal warmth, along with fresh appraisals of de Gaulle's career as soldier, politician, and head of state.\" —Publishers Weekly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly readable. . . . It is to Williams' credit that he is able to get so close to such a prickly personality.\" —San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Charles Williams has matched a great subject by something near to a great book.\" —Daily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Marvelous vignettes. . . . Williams tells his story with pace and skill.\" —Martin Gilbert\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990274785509,"sku":"NP9780471180715","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471180715.jpg?v=1761787160","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-last-great-frenchman-isbn-9780471180715","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}