Description
"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.
"Highly readable. . . . It is to Williams' credit that he is ableto get so close to such a prickly personality." --San FranciscoChronicle
"Charles Williams has matched a great subject by something near toa great book." --Daily Telegraph (London)
"Marvelous vignettes. . . . Williams tells his story with pace andskill." --Martin Gilbert
About the Author
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9780471180715
Author Charles Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 576
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 826g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 155mm * 48mm