
Charles de Gaulle
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Narrated by:
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Frederick Davidson
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By:
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Don Cook
Arrogant, haughty, single-minded in war, politics, and his personal life, Charles de Gaulle ranks in many ways as the most powerful personality of an epoch blessed (and cursed) with powerful men. Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Truman, Kennedy, and Khrushchev: all locked horns with de Gaulle, and all eventually bowed to his wishes.
This exciting biography takes full measure of the man and full measure of his times, when great soldiers and statesmen fought center stage and the fate of the world hung in the balance.
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"De Gaulle's career may have been an ordeal for his contemporaries, but in Cook's hands it has become a delight for readers." ( Time)
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I can't help but admire and respect Charles de Gaulle after hearing this story. I especially appreciate the detailed insight into this political diva. A well written and assembled story as told by a British narrator who himself comes across as equally haughty (not in a negative way). His warning to JFK on America's foray into Vietnam was especially revealing. Charles de Gaulle was every bit as impressive as he was proud, a great leader by any measure. Certainly worth the listen.A Haughty Biography as Told by a Haughty Narrator
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Also there is a practice I've noticed in other recordings: the tendency to imitate the real or imagined voice of someone quoted. Here Churchill is given a sort of commonplace imitation treatment by the narrator. I'm not sure if this practice is professional or too "show biz" for me.
Well done, but....
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interesting insights on the stubborn general
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A dramatic reading
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This is a well-written history of a fascinating, at times excruciatingly difficult figure. However, at times the same could have been said of Churchhill (though not to the same degree). I thoroughly enjoyed it, and found it quite enlightening, especially regarding early Cold War politics in Europe.
The narrator held my interest, with good use of inflection and tone. His ability to do the voices of famous men was mixed. His Churchill is spot on. He struggles with Americans. He gets an occasional flash of JFK’s Boston, but no one would guess that his LBJ was a southerner. American listeners who have done the Harry Potter audiobooks may find it a bit like listening to a narration by Phineas Nigellus Black. But that’s our problem, not his. Overall he does a fine job.
Important history, well told
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