The Enduring Legacy of a Great Man: Charles de Gaulle
By Mark Weber
June 2024
No figure of modern French history is as honored as Charles de Gaulle. His name has been given to more streets, avenues and monuments in France than to any other man of the nation’s past. The country’s largest airport bears his name. French politicians – right, left and center – invoke his name and claim his legacy.
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