While Leclerc was commander-in-chief Indochina, de Gaulle’s new High Commissioner was Admiral Thierry d’Argenlieu, a militant rightwing Catholic and former Carmelite friar. A member of his staff said he ‘had one of the greatest minds of the twelfth century’.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
He had one of the greatest minds of the twelfth century
From Small Wars, Faraway Places by Michael Burleigh. Page 37.
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