{"title":"Julian Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the exceptional works of Julian Jackson, a renowned historian and biographer whose expertise in 20th-century French history has captivated readers worldwide. With an engaging narrative style and meticulous attention to detail, Jackson offers profound insights into the lives and events that shaped modern France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his acclaimed titles is \u003cem\u003eA Certain Idea of France\u003c\/em\u003e, a masterful biography that explores the life of Charles de Gaulle, delving into the complexities of this iconic leader's influence on both his nation and the wider world. Another significant work, simply titled \u003cem\u003eDe Gaulle\u003c\/em\u003e, further illuminates the general's political career and lasting legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Jackson's collection also includes \u003cem\u003eFrance on Trial\u003c\/em\u003e, an in-depth analysis of France's critical period during World War II, providing a nuanced perspective on the nation's tumultuous path. Each book promises an enlightening journey through history, blending rigorous research with compelling storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor those interested in Biography \u0026amp; Memoir or History \u0026amp; Military genres, Julian Jackson's books are indispensable additions to your reading list, offering both education and inspiration in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"france-on-trial","title":"France on Trial","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twentieth-century French history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew images more shocked the French population during the Occupation than the photograph of Marshal Philippe Pétain - the great French hero of the First World War - shaking the hand of Hitler on 20 October 1940. In a radio speech after this meeting, Pétain told the French people that he was 'entering down the road of collaboration'. He ended with the words, 'This is my policy. My ministers are responsible to me. It is I alone who will be judged by History.' Five years later, in July 1945, the hour of judgement - if not yet the judgement of History - arrived. Pétain was brought before a specially created High Court to answer for his conduct between the signing of the armistice with Germany in June 1940 and the Liberation of France in August 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Jackson uses Pétain's three-week trial as a lens through which to examine the central crisis of twentieth-century French history - the defeat of 1940, the signing of the armistice, and Vichy's policy of collaboration - what the main prosecutor Mornet called 'four years to erase from our history'. 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One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. At that moment, Charles de Gaulle entered into history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the rest of the war, de Gaulle frequently bit the hand that fed him. He insisted on being treated as the true embodiment of France, and quarrelled violently with Churchill and Roosevelt. But through sheer force of personality and bloody-mindedness he managed to have France recognised as one of the victorious Allies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor ten years after 1958 he was President of France's Fifth Republic, which he created and which endures to this day. His pursuit of \u003cem\u003ea certain idea of France\u003c\/em\u003e challenged American hegemony, took France out of NATO and twice vetoed British entry into the European Community. His controversial decolonisation of Algeria brought France to the brink of civil war and provoked several assassination attempts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Jackson's magnificent biography reveals the life of this titanic figure as never before. No previous biography has depicted his paradoxes so vividly. Much of French politics since his death has been about his legacy, and he remains by far the greatest French leader since Napoleon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46344016625900,"sku":"9780141049533","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5297313482238.jpg?v=1744011415"},{"product_id":"de-gaulle-by-julian-jackson-9781913368784","title":"De Gaulle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deep look into Charles de Gaulle's personality and upbringing and how these factors influenced the creation of the Fifth Republic in France.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharles de Gaulle, saviour of France's honour in 1940 and founder of the Fifth Republic, was a man and leader of deep contradictions. A conservative and a Catholic from a monarchist family, he restored democracy on his return to France in 1944, bringing the Communists into his government. An imperialist, he oversaw the final stages of France's withdrawal from its last colonies in the 1960s. As a soldier, he spent much of his career in opposition to France's military establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, as Julian Jackson shows in \u003cem\u003eDe Gaulle\u003c\/em\u003e, it was precisely because of these contradictions that he was able to reconcile so many of the conflicting strands in French politics. 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