1971 CHARLES DE GAULLE MEMOIRS OF HOPE 1st Print Near Fine HCDJ

Description: MEMOIRS OF HOPE: Renewal and Endeavor Written by Charles de Gaulle and published by Simon & Schuster, New York. Copyright 1971; first US printing is stated on the copyright page. PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Memoirs of Hope was to consist of three volumes, respectively entitled: Le Renouveau 1958 - 1962 L’Effort 1962 - 1965 Le Terme 1966-1969 The present volume includes Le Renouveau (Renewal), and the first two chapters of L’Effort (Endeavor), which were completed before the author’s death. From Wikipedia: Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general, resistant, writer and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940–44) and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–46). In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence French politics. Born in Lille in a devout Catholic and patriotic family, he embraced a military career and graduated from Saint-Cyr in 1912. He was a decorated officer of the First World War and came to the fore in the Interwar period as a proponent of mobile armoured divisions. At the beginning of the Second World War, he led an armoured division that inflicted several reverses on the invading German army. Refusing to accept his government's armistice with Nazi Germany in 1940, de Gaulle exhorted the French population to resist occupation and to continue the fight against Axis powers in his Appeal of 18 June. He led a government in exile and the Free French Forces against the Axis. Despite frosty relations with Britain and especially the United States, he emerged as the undisputed leader of the French resistance. He became Head of the Provisional Government of the Republic in June 1944, the interim government of France following the liberation of France. From the dust jacket description: Charles de Gaulle’s memoirs are more than a work of history: they are a work of art, written with a style and a brooding sense of man’s destiny that have had no equal since the eighteenth century. This great literary and historical achievement, begun with the three volumes of his war memoirs, is now completed with the publication of this book--written before General de Gaulle’s death in 1970--in which he tells of his return to power: no longer the head of an embattled government in exile, but called upon at the age of sixty-seven to rescue France from a hopeless and bitter war in Algeria, to protect the faltering Republic from the imminent threat of a military putsch and to reestablish France’s ideals and her sense of glory--”the greatness,” in his own words, “without which France cannot be France.” De Gaulle tells with astonishing frankness of the years in which he once more shouldered the responsibilities of power; of his feelings as he returned from Colombey-les-deux-Eglises to Paris to accept his task, at a moment when France’s won army had turned against her and when the nation seemed on the brink of revolution. DESCRIPTION: 392 pages 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches First US Printing Hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in near fine condition with a near fine dustjacket. The black cloth cover is very clean and shows little to no wear. The interior is excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. It appears unread. The paper is slightly toned with age--or perhaps this is the original color of the paper. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages. The dustjacket is complete and attractive with only slight rubbing at the extremities. There is one tiny tear in the upper rear edge (about 1/4 inch) which has been stabilized on the back with acid-free archival tissue tape. The price is intact on the front flap. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.

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