Why Did France Leave NATO at the Height of the Cold War?

A forgotten mini Cold War within the NATO

French President Charles de Gaulle and American President John F.Kennedy, 1961
French President Charles de Gaulle (left) and American President John F.Kennedy in Paris, 1961. Image source: Wikimedia Commons.

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Prateek Dasgupta, M.S.

Top writer in History, Science, Art, Food, and Culture. Interested in lost civilizations and human evolution. Contact: prateekdasgupta@gmail.com