Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Young Charles de Gaulle, 1890–1940: Before the Fall of France
Chapter 2 Fallen France, 1940–1941: Occupation, Collaboration, and Exile
Chapter 3 FDR and de Gaulle, 1940–1945: A Cold Shoulder from the “Stubborn Dutchman” to the “Stubborn Frenchman”
Chapter 4 France’s Role in the Postwar International Order
Chapter 5 Truman and de Gaulle, 1945–1946: A Brief Encounter with Pinpricks
Chapter 6 De Gaulle in the Political Wilderness, 1946–1958: Failed Attempt at a Comeback before Success
Chapter 7 Eisenhower and de Gaulle, 1958–1961: Two Wartime Buddies in Power
Chapter 8 Kennedy and de Gaulle, 1961–1963: JFK’s Grand Design Derailed
Chapter 9 Johnson and de Gaulle, 1963–1968: Distant Antagonists
Chapter 10 Nixon and de Gaulle, 1969: Realism Triumphant and Mutual Admiration
Chapter 11 De Gaulle and the United States: A Long and Contentious Relationship
A Note on Sources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author