Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. Maps xv
6. Introduction xxix
7. Part One. De Gaulle before ‘De Gaulle’, 1890–1940
8. 1. Beginnings, 1890–1908 1
9. 2. ‘A Regret That will Never Leave Me’, 1908–1918 28
10. 3. Rebuilding a Career, 1919–1932 47
11. 4. Making a Mark, 1932–1939 71
12. 5. The Battle of France, September 1939–June 1940 97
13. Part Two. Exile, 1940–1944
14. 6. Rebellion, 1940 125
15. 7. Survival, 1941 160
16. 8. Inventing Gaullism 186
17. 9. On the World Stage, September 1941–June 1942 201
18. 10. Fighting France, July–October 1942 224
19. 11. Power Struggles, November 1942–November 1943 244
20. 12. Building a State in Exile, July 1943–May 1944 279
21. 13. Liberation, June–August 1944 310
22. Part Three. In and Out of Power, 1944–1958
23. 14. In Power, August 1944–May 1945 335
24. 15. From Liberator to Saviour, May 1945–December 1946 368
25. 16. The New Messiah, 1947–1955 393
26. 17. In the ‘Desert’, 1955–1958 428
27. 18. The 18 Brumaire of Charles de Gaulle, February–June 1958 453
28. 19. Président du Conseil, June–December 1958 477
29. Part Four. Republican Monarch, 1959–1965
30. 20. ‘This Affair Which Absorbs and Paralyses Us’, 1959–1962 509
31. 21. Turning Point, 1962 546
32. 22. The Pursuit of Grandeur, 1959–1963 564
33. 23. Going Global, 1963–1964 597
34. 24. Modernizing Monarch, 1959–1964 616
35. 25. Half- Time, 1965 645
36. Part Five. Towards the End, 1966–1970
37. 26. Upsetting the Applecart, 1966–196 671
38. 27. Diminishing Returns 693
39. 28. Revolution, 1968 709
40. 29. The End, June 1968–November 1970 738
41. 30. Myth, Legacy and Achievement 762
42. Bibliographical Note 779
43. Biographies 790
44. Notes 818
45. Index 871