Paris 1944: Occupation, Resistance, Liberation: A Social History

by Patrick Bishop

A moving, dramatic social history of the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the most inspiring and momentous events of the twentieth century.

The fall of Paris to the Nazis on June 14th, 1940, was one of the darkest days of World War II. And the liberation of the city on August 25th, 1944, felt like the brightest.

The liberation was also the biggest party of the century: champagne flowed freely, total strangers embraced--it was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639367039
• ISBN13: 9781639367030
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.