De Gaulle

Part One. De Gaulle before 'De Gaulle', 1890-1940: Beginnings, 1890-1908

War: 'A regret that will never leave me', 1908-1918

Rebuilding a career, 1919-1932

Making a mark, 1932-1939

The Battle of France, September 1939-June 1940

Part Two. Exile, 1940-1944: Rebellion, 1940

Survival, 1941

Inventing Gaullism

On the world stage, September 1941-June 1942

Fighting France, July-October 1942

Power struggles, November 1942-November 1943

Building a state in exile, July 1943-May 1944

Liberation, June-August 1944

Part Three. In and out of power, 1944-1958: In power, August 1944-May 1945

From liberator to saviour, May 1945-December 1946

The new messiah, 1947-1955

In the 'desert', 1955-1958

The 18 Brumaire of Charles de Gaulle, February-June 1958

President du conseil, June-December 1958

Part Four. Republican monarch, 1959-1965: Algeria: 'This affair which absorbs and paralyses us', 1959-1962

Turning point, 1962

The pursuit of grandeur, 1958-1963

Going global, 1963-1964

Modernizing monarch, 1958-1964

Half-time, 1965

Part Five. Towards the end, 1966-1970: Upsetting the applecart, 1966-1967

Diminishing returns

Revolution, 1968

The end, June 1968-November 1970

Myth, legacy and achievement.