The Edge of the Sword
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Charles de Gaulle is a consequential leader of the 20th century.
In an extraordinary turn of events, this little-known colonel emerged as the leader of France in exile during Hitler’s occupation. Following the Second World War he became a dominant political figure.
He can be seen as the founder of modern France, whose shadow reaches into our present moment.
In the 1930s he wrote a brilliant mediation on leadership, The Edge of the Sword. Though distilled from his lived experience in the military, de Gaulle provides insights that apply in many situations.
The book takes on additional significance when…
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