{
  "id": 12640545,
  "title": "'Great moral courage: The French thought they knew de Gaulle and suddenly realized they didn't'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/great-moral-courage-the-french-thought-they-knew-de-gaulle-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20261007-great-moral-courage-the-french-thought-they-knew-de-gaulle-and-suddenly-realized-they-didn-t"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "François Picard is pleased to welcome Julian Jackson, British historian, author and, Emeritus Professor of Modern French History at Queen Mary University of London. His biography of General de Gaulle laid the foundation for France's two-part biopic \"De Gaulle\". And on the heels of this surprise box office hit, Jackson's book is now out in French:. \"La Chute: France 1940\". He returns to the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}