I read a book the other day about the Maquis that stated Eisenhower insisted that de Gaulle have a prominent place in the "official" liberation for political reasons. Apparently he feared that communist elements in the Maquis, etc. would try to fill any power vacum left as the Vichy regime collapsed, so he wanted to give de Gaulle as much credibility as possible. I always thought that de Gaulle rode into Paris just because of his own pride and ego, despite the fact he spent the war in London. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
2006-09-14
21:24:46
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