
November 22, 1890
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France. In 1958,…

This six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.

January 1959. André Malraux becomes the first Minister of Cultural Affairs under the 5th Republic. A ministry tailor-made for him by the Gaullist entourage. Crowned by the glory of his literary success, his adventures in Cambodia ...