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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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Autore: Argyle Ray Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Paris game : Charles de Gaulle, the liberation of Paris, and the gamble that won France / / Ray Argyle ; foreword by Maurice Vaïsse Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4597-2287-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910812270003321
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