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Paris 1944 : occupation, resistance, liberation / Patrick Bishop.
A dramatic social history of the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the most inspiring and momentous events of the twentieth century. When the Germans marched into the City of Light in 1940--and the lamps went out--the millions who loved Paris mourned. Liberation, four yaers later, triggered an explosion of joy and relief. It was the party of the century and everybody who was anybody was there. General Charles de Gaulle seized the moment to create an instant legend that would take its place alongside the great moments in French history. After years of oppression and humiliation, Parisians had risen to reclaim their city and drive out the forces of darkness--or so the story went. This fresh new account of the liberaton, packed with revelation, tells the story of those heady days of suspense, danger, exhilaration--and vengeance--through the eyes of a range of participants, reflecting all sides of the conflict American, French, and Germans; resisters and collaborators...
Record details
- ISBN: 1639367039
- ISBN: 9781639367030
- Physical Description: [xx], 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- City of darkness, city of light -- The black rain -- Deutsches Paris -- First blood -- Countdown -- Bouilon -- Ashore -- Reveille -- Chacun son boche! -- Flics and fifis -- Volte-face -- Days of rage -- chimes of freedom -- The day the war should have ended -- Awakening -- Mise en scène -- Epilogue: The ghosts of Paris. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > France > Paris. Paris (France) > History > 1940-1944. |
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- 0 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 2 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | Adult Nonfiction (Text) | ACQ0742985 | Adult Nonfiction | On order | - |
| Erlanger Branch | 940.5421436 B622p 2024 (Text) | 33126025887187 | New Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 11/05/2024 |