World War II Commanders -- De Gaulle

Author: Li Yan
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: War is the most thrilling, intense, and brutal competition that humans can participate in, and commanders are the soul of war. This books a large number of little-known behind-the-scenes materials, providing a detailed review of the lives of WWII commanders, making it an objective, comprehensive, and vivid work. Looking back at WWII, those brutal and bloody, grand and tragic historical scenes will forever shake people's souls and leave them unforgettable. Some say that French history has produced two true giants. One is the well-known Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered the Western world with a sword, almost unified Europe, expanded the territory of the French Empire, and established its prestige; the other is the protagonist of this book, Charles de Gaulle, who, with his tenacious character and flexible approach, defended the dignity and interests of France and achieved great merits for France to achieve a major power status after the war. Without Napoleon, perhaps France would not be praised by later generations; but without de Gaulle, perhaps France would no longer be remembered by later generations. On the evening of November 22, 1890, in a tall and unadorned house on Princess Street in Lille, France, a boy was born. He was Charles Joseph Marie de Gaulle. The family called him Charles de Gaulle. Charles de Gaulle's ancestors were either bourgeois or lower nobles in northern France. Some of his relatives belonged to the sword nobility (petty nobility), while others belonged to the robe bourgeoisie. De Gaulle's grandfather was Julian Philip, a historian who was passionate about studying medieval certificates and inscriptions on Parisian churches, and wrote "A New History of Paris and Its Suburbs." He was a devout Catholic and believed that the French should unite. De Gaulle's grandmother was a well-known writer named Josephine de Gaulle, nicknamed Mayo. She wrote "Adhemar of Berg," "The Irish Liberator O'Connell," and a biography of the French writer Chateaubriand. At the same time, she was the editor-in-chief of "Family Correspondence." Mayo was an active thinker, quick-witted, and had nationalist and romantic ideas. De Gaulle's father, Henri de Gaulle, voluntarily joined the "National Guard" in his youth and became a second lieutenant in the army, receiving medals. His later career was a teacher, and he taught philosophy, mathematics, and literature at the Notre Dame de Paris school under the Jesuits. Henri de Gaulle was honest and upright; he resigned from his post to protest an unfair judgment of a colleague by the court. He enjoyed writing Greek dirges and had conservative political views, calling himself a "regretful monarchist." After the closure of Notre Dame de Paris school, Henri de Gaulle opened a boarding school called Théna to support his family through private tutoring. De Gaulle's mother was Jeanne Mayo, a woman with traditional values who placed great importance on religious customs and was a devout Catholic. Henri de Gaulle had five children, four boys and one girl, and Charles de Gaulle was the third. As a child, de Gaulle was extremely confident, combative, and loved to play war games and act as a commander. His memory was remarkable, and he often practiced reading words backward. At 14, he was already top of his class, and by 15, he had published a poem titled "Bitter Encounter." In 1907, de Gaulle completed his secondary education at the Antoine school in Belgium. In 1908, he returned to Paris and entered the Stanislas school.