Author:
Keylor, William R., 1944- author.
ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Descriptionx, 365 pages ; 24 cm
Note:The Young Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1940: Before the Fall of France -- Fallen France, 1940-1941: Occupation, Collaboration, and Exile -- FDR and de Gaulle, 1940-1945: A Cold Shoulder from the "Stubborn Dutchman" to the "Stubborn Frenchman" -- France's Role in the Postwar International Order -- Truman and de Gaulle, 1945-1946: A Brief Encounter with Pinpricks -- De Gaulle in the Political Wilderness, 1946-1958: Failed Attempt at a Comeback before Success -- Eisenhower and de Gaulle, 1958-1961: Two Wartime Buddies in Power -- Kennedy and de Gaulle, 1961-1963: JFK's Grand Design Derailed -- Johnson and de Gaulle, 1963-1968: Distant Antagonists -- Nixon and de Gaulle, 1969: Realism Triumphant and Mutual Admiration -- De Gaulle and the United States: A Long and Contentious Relationship.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-347) and index.
Note:"Provides a definitive account of how six US presidents dealt with the challenges posed by Charles de Gaulle, from FDR's stubborn refusal to recognize the leader of Free France in WWII to Richard Nixon's warm embrace of the founder of France's Fifth Republic in the waning days of his presidency."-- Provided by publisher.
