Essay by Joel Colton of Duke University on the life and career of the French military leader and statesman.

Article on Charles de Gaulle's political career and foreign policy. Includes information on useful reading.

Provides a historical biography of the French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France's Fifth Republic.

Contemporary account of Charles de Gaulle being sworn in as President of France.

Encarta Encyclopedia article on the French general and statesman.

Excerpts from the speech made on May 16, 1967 in which French President de Gaulle vetoed Britain's proposed entry into the Common Market.