The last hero of France

Preface to the edition 2013
Foreword 7
I. Introduction France in the world in 1958 13
1. The diplomatic situation 13
2. The World According to de Gaulle 22
The evolution of his ideas 26
3. ambition greatness
"A certain idea of ​​France"
National independence
A State which is a
A defense which is a
A certain idea of ​​the world
II. Part dindépendance Towards a National Policy 1958-1962 53
A. Chapter One decolonization cooperation p. 59
B. Chapter two Transatlantic misunderstandings p. 111
C. Chapter three The European choice of France p. 162
D. Chapter Four Laxe Paris-Bonn p. 225
E. The France Chapter Five in East / West relations p. 263
F. Chapter six Diplomacy at the time of general p. 284
G. Chapter Seven Lopinion of French p. 332
III. The second part of France "in the midst of the world" 1963-1969 p. 357
A. Chapter Eight The Franco-American quarrel p. 363
Chapter B. The new policy of détente and opening up to the East p. 413
C. Chapter ten Louverture of France to the Third World: cooperation with Africas p. 452
D. Chapter Eleven Louverture of France to the Third World: Latin America, Asia
E. Chapter Twelve LEurope, yes or no? p 543
Chapter Thirteen F. De Gaulle and the Middle East p. 615
Chapter Fourteen G. De Gaulle and Quebec p. 648
H. Conclusion p. 671
I. Chronology p. 685
J. p cards. 695
K. 1998 editing Bibliography p. 699
Bibliography L. discounted p. 711
Mr. index p. 722

Maurice Vaïsse offers us an analysis in this thick volume from 1998, republished in 2013, the very small font, the Gaullist foreign policy better known as the "size". As you will see from the summary above, that I refer here as the CNRS editions forgot to include it in the end douvrage, the author sweeps all aspects of diplomacy; all countries, all continents. We learn it, for naive (excuse), or will recognize, that the United States and lAngleterre have never been our friends (we knew that), as lAllemagne, today we play the role of loyal second Curved ready to lick the boots. The fable of the "Franco-German" engine of the European Union, and "treaty-de-lÉlysée-symbol-of-Union-for-all-the-life-darling-I love you" than lon serves us right school primary, shattered after reading this test demonstrates that the Germans have never been to a European union "European" but American, playing it to perfection the role the Americans have given them in 1945: the Trojan (role assigned to Japan in Asia); from where the "great," "extraordinary," "miraculous" German economic development (I recognize their industrial power) while we reculions.
Beyond the Boche treachery, Mauritius Vaïsse cleverly divided his work into two periods: 1958 1962, 1963 1969 and, as it is true that the general attitude changed after signing the Treaty of lÉlysée very useless, knowing that it would be alone against the Anglo-Saxon world that he was facing since 1940. I am pleased that French lopinion has always supported de Gaulle, contrary to the "notable and notorious" journos, industrial and financial, those who participated in the French spring of 1968, which is none other quun suddenly organized and financed by abroad, as there was in Libya, Egypt, Czechoslovakia, Syria, and now Ukraine. I wait impatiently for the posthumous trial May 68, as well as Mitterrand, Pompidou, Giscard and other Mendes-France, Monnet, Schumann.
I recommend to all this beautiful French test, not to forget that we were "before" that we could and knew how, before falling, and above all to properly vote!
Vive de Gaulle! Vive Greatness! Vive la France!