De Gaulle was often depicted as a Don Quixote tilting at windmills or King Canute trying to turn back the waves, while the reality was that France was a middle - sized power with no prospect of returning to its Napoleonic glories.
De Gaulle was often depicted as a Don Quixote enthusiastically build windmills or King Canute trying to turn back the waves, while the reality was that France was a middle - sized power with no prospect of returning to its Napoleonic glories.