In 1934's "The Army of the Future", he defended a professional army based on mechinazation and mobilization.  In World War I,
In 1934's "The Army of the Future", he defended a professional army based on mechinazation and mobilization.  In World War I, he fought at Verdun and spent two years, eight months in a POW camp.  He was the head of his country's provisional government following World War II, but resigned in January, 1946.  However, he was elected President in December, 1958, under the constitution of the new Fifth Republic.  FTP, name this French general and statesman who led the Free French forces during World War II.
In 1934's "The Army of the Future", he defended a professional army based on mechinazation and mobilization.  
Charles de Gaulle