By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In the first part of the film, the US plan to sideline de Gaulle by striking deals with collaborationist figures such as Darlan and Giraud fails. With his determined stance, de Gaulle tells the US, in effect, “I am here too,” and refuses to take a single step back. Yet the US, together with Britain, insists ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen When I learned that the film La Bataille de Gaulle had opened in theaters, I headed straight to the cinema. I had already seen some films about de Gaulle. But this one was different. There has been some writing and discussion about de Gaulle’s struggle, during and after the war, against the US’ plans to bring ...