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Martin Dugard - Taking Paris - The Epic Battle for the City of Lights.
MAY 1940 : The world is stunned as Hitler's forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has... Lire la suite
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MAY 1940 : The world is stunned as Hitler's forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has collapsed, and the City of Lights, revered for its carefree lifestyle, intellectual freedom, and love of liberty, has fallen under Nazi control—perhaps forever. As the Germans ruthlessly crush all opposition, a patriotic band of Parisians known as the Resistance secretly rises up to fight back.
But these young men and women cannot do it alone. Over 120,000 Parisians die under German occupation. Countless more are tortured in the city's Gestapo prisons and sent to death camps. The longer the Nazis hold the city, the greater the danger its citizens face. As the armies of America and Great Britain prepare to launch the greatest invasion in history, the spies of the Resistance risk all to ensure the Germans are defeated and Paris is once again free.
The players holdingthe fate of Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the era : Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, General George S. Patton, and the exiled French general Charles de Gaulle, headquartered in London's Connaught Hotel. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944, this riveting, page-turning drama unfolds through their decisions—for better and worse.
Taking Paris is history told at a breathtaking pace, a sprawling yet intimate saga of heroism, desire, and personal sacrifice for all that is right.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    07/09/2021
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-0-593-18308-3
  • EAN
    9780593183083
  • Format
    Grand Format
  • Présentation
    Relié
  • Nb. de pages
    385 pages
  • Poids
    0.635 Kg
  • Dimensions
    15,2 cm × 22,9 cm × 3,0 cm

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Biographie de Martin Dugard

MARTIN DUGARD is the New York Times bestselling author of several books of history, among them the Killing series, Into Africa, and The Explorers.

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