De Gaulle was willing to shed blood to preserve the state

Evidence

By waiting, de Gaulle had come back vested, first of all, in an acceptable degree of legitimacy; and secondly, he had not come back as the army’s man. If it were not for these two factors, it can be doubted whether the Algerian war could have ended without civil war in France. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 911 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

It had looked a dangerously fine-run thing, but once again his timing had been supreme, and when others had lost their nerve he had shown an inspiring example of dignity and leadership. Almost eagerly—with a vast majority of 441 to seventy-five—the Assembly granted him anew “special powers” for a year. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1139 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: De Gaulle’s voice, not force, was the decisive factor that broke the barricades insurrection.; Ultras believed they could depose de Gaulle as they had raised him; De Gaulle’s delayed return secured legitimacy and independence from the army — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 911 (+1 more)

Related

• De Gaulle’s crisis leadership won him renewed special powers (similarity 0.90)
• De Gaulle’s delayed return secured legitimacy and independence from the army (similarity 0.87)
• De Gaulle’s intransigent refusal to yield to the riots proved strategically correct (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle refused to repudiate the army’s force while denying dictatorial intent (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle’s personal authority rallied France against the Algerian insurrection without any new concession. (similarity 0.84)
• De Gaulle’s speech rallied France through timing and tone, not new content (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle demanded total replacement of the Fourth Republic as his price for returning. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle let subordinates voice hard-line positions he would later disavow. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle wanted a harder suppression than his field commander delivered. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s years of exile gave him the detachment to time his return perfectly (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s voice, not force, was the decisive factor that broke the barricades insurrection. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle publicly promised the army France would stay in Algeria in early 1960. (similarity 0.82)
• De Gaulle’s allies saw Algeria as subordinate to the French state’s crisis (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle’s broadcast failed to move the Algiers insurgents. (similarity 0.81)
• De Gaulle’s pursuit of national grandeur required sacrificing Algeria. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• De Gaulle’s delayed return secured legitimacy and independence from the army #corroborates (0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 911
• De Gaulle’s crisis leadership won him renewed special powers #corroborates (0.40) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1139