“The game of France truly is a great game”
Manenti, Pierre
“The game of France truly is a great game” - 2025.
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Since it was popularized by Rudyard Kipling’s novel Kim, the notion of the “Great Game” has been used to refer to the rivalry between Great Powers and their territorial appetites. Charles de Gaulle most definitely read Kipling. Thus, on May 30, 1940, he saw the idea of an empire as a source of hope. This notion became part of de Gaulle’s politics, right up until the end of his presidency.
“The game of France truly is a great game” - 2025.
49
Since it was popularized by Rudyard Kipling’s novel Kim, the notion of the “Great Game” has been used to refer to the rivalry between Great Powers and their territorial appetites. Charles de Gaulle most definitely read Kipling. Thus, on May 30, 1940, he saw the idea of an empire as a source of hope. This notion became part of de Gaulle’s politics, right up until the end of his presidency.
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