He refused to surrender when France fell. He led a nation from exile. He reshaped a republic and recast a country’s destiny.
In De Gaulle, Philippe Masson lays out the story of Charles de Gaulle — soldier, statesman, icon. Illustrated with rare photographs, wartime dispatches, and political turning points, this compact biography takes you from the trenches of World War I to the podiums of liberated Paris, from the lonely resistance radio broadcast in London to the halls of power in a reinvented France.
This is the story of a man driven by vision and conviction — a man who believed in France as more than just a state: as a nation with a soul. Courage tempered by controversy, authority earned through turmoil, and leadership shaped at the intersection of war and politics. For anyone seeking to understand how one man’s resolve became a turning point in the violent century, De Gaulle offers clarity, drama, and insight in every page.