Published in 2010 by Simon & Schuster,[1] the biography details the life and times of the iconic French statesman Charles de Gaulle, with the 20th-century history of the senior general and politician's nation also receiving focus.

A desperate appeal for Anglo-French union, Fenby writes, linked de Gaulle with the British statesman Winston Churchill for the first time.

The previously-obscure de Gaulle decided to get flown by the British to London, England, and to make what became known as the appel du 18 juin on 18 June from the studios of the BBC.

De Gaulle's leadership of the French government-in-exile during the war and other actions in resisting the Axis powers receive additional detail in Fenby's writing.

[2] The historian Andrew Hussey of The Observer wrote a supportive review remarking that the "impressive account" of de Gaulle's life, written in a "finely nuanced and highly readable" style, revealed the statesman "as a master of spin as much as the saviour of his nation".

Their review stated that "the astute and psychologically probing" work "does an excellent job portraying" de Gaulle "as a truly larger-than-life, uncompromising and incomparable character who acted as his country's conscience and rudder".

[2] In addition, Professor Malcolm Crook wrote for History Extra that the "excellent study" of de Gaulle constituted a "blockbuster" befitting such a notable individual.