The liberation of Paris : how Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz saved the City of Light / Jean Edward Smith.
2019
D762.P3 S65 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The liberation of Paris : how Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz saved the City of Light / Jean Edward Smith.
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Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781501164927 (hardcover)
1501164929 (hardcover)
1501164929 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Language
English
Description
242 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Call Number
D762.P3 S65 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.54/214361
Summary
"The liberation of Paris tells the dramatic story of the Allied decision in World War II to divert from the strategic plan in order to save the City of Light from chaos and assist de Gaulle's efforts to become France's new leader even as the German general in charge of the occupation defied his orders to destroy the city as the Allies closed in."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-229) and index.
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Table of Contents
Paris occupied
De Gaulle and the resistance
The Allies advance
The German defense
The resistance rises
Eisenhower changes plans
Leclerc moves out
A field of ruins
Day of liberation
De Gaulle triumphant.
De Gaulle and the resistance
The Allies advance
The German defense
The resistance rises
Eisenhower changes plans
Leclerc moves out
A field of ruins
Day of liberation
De Gaulle triumphant.