Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 446
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-4119-0 • Hardback • November 2014 • $118.00 • (£91.00)
978-1-4422-4120-6 • eBook • November 2014 • $112.00 • (£86.00)
Will Morrisey is professor of politics and William and Patricia LaMothe Chair in the United States Constitution at Hillsdale College.
Introduction: What Is the Geopolitics of Liberty?
Chapter 1: The Greatness of Great Britain
Chapter 2: The Grandeur of France
Chapter 3: The Geopolitics of Great Britain
Chapter 4: The Geopolitics of France
Chapter 5: How Churchill Understood the Politics of the First World War
Chapter 6: How De Gaulle Understood the Politics of the First World War
Chapter 7: How Churchill Understood the Politics of the Second World War
Chapter 8: How De Gaulle Understood the Politics of the Second World War
Chapter 9: How Churchill Understood the Politics of the Cold War
Chapter 10: How De Gaulle Understood the Politics of the Cold War
Conclusion: Geopolitics of Liberty
Churchill and de Gaulle: The Geopolitics of Liberty uses two world figures to teach about statesmanship as the highest form of practical reason. Since Churchill and de Gaulle are Morrisey’s exemplars, it is particularly appropriate that he relies heavily upon their writings, though there is ample additional source material provided. What the author is really trying to do here is show the reader how to think critically about geopolitical issues in terms of moral principle and prudence. He succeeds brilliantly.
— Robert Reilly, American Foreign Policy Council
Will Morrisey’s thoroughly researched and insightful study sheds important new light on the complex lives of two titans of the twentieth century—Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle.
— Lee Pollock, The Churchill Centre
Will Morrisey provides the reader with an unmatched treatment of Churchill and de Gaulle. His learned and eloquent book reveals the myriad ways in which the two greatest statesmen of the twentieth century provided a humane and spirited defense of liberty even as they opposed the armed tyrannies that did so much to menace freedom in their time. He is also sensitive to their differences, rooted as they were in two distinct civic and national experiences.
— Daniel J. Mahoney, Assumption College
Morrisey’s historical and geopolitical surveys are invaluable in themselves, but their even greater merit lies in his invitation to the reader to think along with these two statesmen as they negotiate great geopolitical challenges while led by the purpose of preserving their peoples’ liberty. Though the particular challenges to freedom may change, dangers will recur. It will, therefore, always be of value to examine notable displays of wisdom that may guide us through our own trials. For anyone seeking to understand the art of statesmanship, this book is a necessity.
— Law and Liberty Online