One of the most original, original and active people who entered the history of the twentieth century, General de Gaulle was an outstanding statesman and the most beloved president of France. He managed to lead the country twice, both times taking leadership at the peak of a national catastrophe and leaving the state in a state of economic recovery and growth in international prestige. Book by Professor N.N. Molchanov is the most complete biography of the legendary Frenchman, one of the greatest personalities of the twentieth century.