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The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
Jean Edward Smith
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Description for The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
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Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction.
Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern France in pursuit of the German army. The Allies intended to bypass Paris and cross the Rhine into Germany, ending the war before winter set in. But as they advanced, local forces in Paris began their own liberation, defying the occupying ... Read more
Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction.
Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern France in pursuit of the German army. The Allies intended to bypass Paris and cross the Rhine into Germany, ending the war before winter set in. But as they advanced, local forces in Paris began their own liberation, defying the occupying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781501164934
SKU
9781501164934
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Ref
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About Jean Edward Smith
Jean Edward Smith taught at the University of Toronto for thirty-five years, and at Marshall University for twelve. He was also a visiting scholar at Columbia, Princeton, and Georgetown. He is the author of Bush, a biography of the 43rd president; Eisenhower in War and Peace; FDR, winner of the 2008 Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians; Grant, a ... Read more
Reviews for The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
“I read Jean Edward Smith’s The Liberation of Paris with tears in my eyes and huge admiration. It is still one of the most moving moments in the history of the Second World War—I remember my mother opening a bottle of champagne and singing ‘La Marseillaise’ when we heard the news—and Jean portrays not only the drama and suspense of ... Read more