The Paris game : Charles de Gaulle, the liberation of Paris, and the gamble that won France / / Ray Argyle ; foreword by Maurice Vaïsse
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Argyle Ray
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| Titolo: |
The Paris game : Charles de Gaulle, the liberation of Paris, and the gamble that won France / / Ray Argyle ; foreword by Maurice Vaïsse
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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto : , : Dundurn Press, , [2014] |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (637 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.53/44092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Generals - France |
| Soggetto geografico: | Paris (France) History 1940-1944 |
| France History German occupation, 1940-1945 | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- The players -- Chronology -- Days of darkness : the hand is dealt -- Days of Defiance : the wild card is drawn -- Days of might : the bet is called -- Days of liberation : the stakes are raised -- Days of glory : the wager is won. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Long dismissed as a vain and arrogant self-seeker after glory, Charles de Gaulle is revealed in The Paris Game as a transformative figure of the twentieth century whose unflagging determination brings France back from defeat and saves it from the twin threats of Communism and dictatorship |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Paris game |
| ISBN: | 1-4597-2287-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812270003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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