Liberation of Paris
Subtitle: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and Von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781501164927
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, france; Paris (france), history; France, history, german occupation, 1940-1945
Description: "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."--