May 1968 revisited day by day, a true journal where events are deciphered for us. Power seems to be unraveling, fraying at the edges. The ministers are overwhelmed, Matignon and the Élysée no longer, it seems, have the upper hand. De Gaulle is on the brink of giving up, about to resign. Who will then take power?
The game is much more complex. The USSR comes into play. De Gaulle has left NATO, making him a key card for the Russians in Western Europe. The communist party reluctantly follows the course of what seems like a revolution. Everything is at stake in the utmost secrecy at Baden-Baden, where the general meets with Massu, who is in contact with the representative of the Soviet army in Germany.
The order will be given to the communist party not to further their advantage. The CGT is called to negotiate agreements with the employers. Thus, when everything seemed lost, when a regime change seemed imminent, the Soviets ended up saving De Gaulle to prevent France from rejoining the Atlantic alliance.
This is the thesis presented in this work. The author describes the atmosphere of the time with the rivalry between leftists, anarchists, Trotskyists, and communists.
This book is at once historical, sociological, political, and diplomatic. It’s the novel of an era with General De Gaulle as the master of the game, a time when the supreme function of our republic was held by statesmen.
