WHEN GENERAL DE GAULLE ARRIVED IN BRITAIN IN JUNE 1940 HE HAD LEFT BEHIND HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. URGENTLY, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SOUGHT TO RESCUE THEM AND SET IN MOTION AN ILL-FATED PLAN TO SNATCH THEM FROM FRANCE, AS DAVID J B SMITH EXPLAINS.
SECOND WORLD WAR | ATTEMPT TO RESCUE DE GAULLE FAMILY
