General de Gaulle's Cold War : : Challenging American Hegemony, 1963-68 / / Garret Joseph Martin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Martin, Garret Joseph,
• Place / Publishing House: New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies ; 13
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (282 p.)

The greatest threat to the Western alliance in the 1960s did not come from an enemy, but from an ally. France, led by its mercurial leader General Charles de Gaulle, launched a global and comprehensive challenge to the United State’s leadership of the Free World, tackling not only the political but also the military, economic, and monetary spheres. Successive American administrations fretted about de Gaulle, whom they viewed as an irresponsible nationalist at best and a threat to their presence in Europe at worst. Based on extensive international research, this book is an original analysis of France’s ambitious grand strategy during the 1960s and why it eventually failed. De Gaulle’s failed attempt to overcome the Cold War order reveals important insights about why the bipolar international system was able to survive for so long, and why the General’s legacy remains significant to current French foreign policy.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. The Quest for Great Power Status, 1963–1965 -- Chapter 1 All (not so) Quiet on the Western Front -- Chapter 2 The Long Road to Moscow -- Chapter 3 A “Shining Light” for the World? -- Part II. The Rise and Fall of the Gaullist Design, 1966–1968 -- Chapter 4 1966, Gaullist Zenith -- Chapter 5 Illusion of Independence Part 1, January–June 1967 -- Chapter 6 Illusion of Independence Part 2, July–December 1967 -- Chapter 7 The Fall, January–August 1968 -- Conclusion -- Annexes -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index