The Last Great Frenchman: A Life of General de Gaulle

Critical acclaim for The Last Great Frenchman

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

Author: Charles Williams
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 03/20/1995
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.40w x 1.65d
ISBN: 9780471117117

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/1995 pg. 80
Publishers Weekly 02/06/1995 pg. 68
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/1995 pg. 154
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1995 pg. 70

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.