The Blood of Free Men
The Liberation of Paris, 1944
New York : Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2012.
Format: Ebook
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Description: 1 online resource (xxxi, 309 pages) : illustrations
Describes the operation involving Resistance fighters, Allied commanders, and French citizens that resulted in the liberation of Paris in 1944 from German occupation and ultimately helped shape the outcome of World War II.
Contents:
The end of this nightmare -- Resistance -- Berlin, Washington, London and Paris -- The smasher of cities -- The guns go off, August 15-18 -- "The most beautiful days of our lives," August 19-20 -- The days of the barricades, August 21 and 22 -- Deliverance, August 23 and 24 -- Apotheosis, August 25-27.
ISBN:
0465033032
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.