By David T. Jones on July 10, 2016
Washington,DC - French leader Charles De Gaulle was one of the protean figures of the 20th century. His monumental physical stature (6 foot 5 inches) was exceeded only by his monumental ego and arrogant self regard.
Not that he was without accomplishment. When Europe and France had collapsed under German aggression in 1940, De Gaulle as leader of the “Free French,” surviving in North Africa and England, provided a rallying point for his countrymen. As such he was a useful tertiary figure for England (Churchill) and the United States (Roosevelt) to prop up as an ally against fascist Germany/Italy.
