Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle led French forces during World War II, even after France had capitulated. At one stage, he launched an assault on Dakar in West Africa. (PROSE: The Turing Test [+]Loading...["The Turing Test (novel)"]) He also commanded during the North Africa Campaign. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"]) France was liberated in 1944. (COMIC: Trust [+]Loading...["Trust (comic story)"], AUDIO: Scorched Earth [+]Loading...["Scorched Earth (audio story)"])
By 1960, he was the leader of France. Under his administration, France conducted its first nuclear test. (PROSE: Come Friendly Bombs... [+]Loading...["Come Friendly Bombs... (short story)"])
He died in late 1970. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"])
On the Inferno Earth, de Gaulle was assassinated by the British government to prevent him from granting independence to Algeria. (PROSE: I, Alastair [+]Loading...["I, Alastair (novel)"])
Behind the scenes
- The DeGaullek was a satire of Charles de Gaulle by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth. The cartoon was published in the Daily Mail on 25 November 1964.
- Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"] references real-world Nazi plans, discovered after World War II, to arrest many significant figures based in Britain during Operation Sealion. Known as The Black Book in real life, de Gaulle, as leader of the Free French forces, was on that list.
