The Enemy's House Divided

by Charles de Gaulle, Robert Eden

The observations of young Robert De Gaulle (mostly written from inside a German prison camp during World War I) analyzes the German blunders during the Great War and sets the stage for De Gaulle's ideology and strategy in the next European conflict. (Military History)

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1924

About the author

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II and later founded the French Fifth Republic and served as its first President. In France, he is commonly referred to as Général de Gaulle or simply Le Général.

Reviews

[RobertL]

Charles DeGaulle - writes on World War 1!

Interesting book written based on DeGaulle's notes and reading while he was a prisoner of war. DeGaulle was monitoring the newspapers he was able to get as a prisoner.

He was able to piece together how several German philosophy's, personal ambition and decisions sabotaged the Germans efforts during the war.
- Generals that thought to was okay to disobey orders - based on their ideas in the field
- The ill informed / ill-fated decision to start Unlimited Submarine Warfare
- Lack of co-operation with their Austrian-Hungarian Allies
- Internal Politics to oust Chancellor Bethmann- Hollweg
- Not recognizing the mood of the German People

All these things certainly influenced DeGaulle's actions and strident opinions in World War 2 and beyond.

This is certainly good read if you want to understand Charles DeGaulle and some of the key things that shapped how he lead in World War 2 and beyond

[LECONTE]

Il y a beaucoup de noms de personnages historiques à retenir. Les liens entre chacun d'entre eux sont à comprendre pour saisir les enjeux ou bien les réactions des personnages. C'est ce que j'ai trouvé difficile. Après le nom des villes allemandes ou russe, les anciens noms de pays c'était chouette à apprendre. J'ai beaucoup amélioré ma connaissance des pays d'Europe avec quelques passages. Mais bon je n'étais pas la cible du livre. J'ai trouvé ça long à lire et parfois intéressant et surprenant.

[Peter Rooijmans]

A perspicuous and highly readable analysis of the moral disintegration of the German leadership and people during the First World War.