Written prior to de Gaulle's death in 1970; telling of "his return to power: no longer the head of an embattled government in exile, but called upon at he age of 67 to rescue France from a hopeless bitter war in Algeria, to protect the faltering Republic from the imminent threat of a military 'putsch' and to reestablish France's ideals and her sense of glory". De Gaule details the tortuous and dangerous politics that bought the Algerian War to an end; reconstruction of France's institutions; steps taken to regain her prosperity; his reasons for excluding the British from the Common Market; his opinions of and conversations with fellow statesman as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Harold Maxmillan, Konrad Adenauer, Ben-Gurion, Khrushchev, and others. He relates his conversation with Kennedy over America's involvement in South East Asia; frank and prophetic, and many other historic behind the scenes decisions and events. De Gaulle presents an articulate and powerful memoir of his leadership of France from chaos to prosperity. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. DW red white and blue with black lettering. Slight yellowing to white, glossy plastic overlay is bubbling with tears. Few flea bite closed tears to edges, dust jacket not price clipped. Clean tightyly bound. First US Edition. tall 8 vo 392 pp

Charles De Gaulle Memoirs first edition, Charles De Gaulle Algerian War, History France, De Gaulle and Khrushchev