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Liberator Of France

ENOCH POWELL Memoires d'Espoir, Vol. 1: Le Renouveau Charles de Gaulle (Plon 52s 6d) There was something instantly familiar about de Gaulle's memoirs, the moment I opened them......

A Hundred Years Ago

From the 'Spectator,' 5 November 1870—Bad news seems to act on Frenchmen like acid on an alkali. The moment it falls there is a splutter. The news of an armistice was received......