Description |
xxxi, 309 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-298) and index. |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Paris.
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ISBN |
9780465023998 hardcover alkaline paper $28.99 |
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0465023991 hardcover alkaline paper |
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