Paris 1944 : occupation, resistance, liberation / Patrick Bishop.

Author/creator Bishop, Patrick author.
Format Book
EditionFirst Pegasus Books cloth edition.
PublicationNew York : Pegasus Books, 2024.
Description[xx], 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945--France. --Paris.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--France. --Paris.
Paris (France)--History. --1940-1944.
France--History. --German occupation, 1940-1945.
Paris (France)--Histoire. --1940-1944 (Occupation allemande).

Variant title Paris nineteen forty-four
Variant title Paris forty-four
Contents Prologue: The diabolical tourist -- City of darkness, city of light -- The black rain -- Deutsches Paris -- First blood -- Countdown -- Bouillon -- 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.
Abstract A social history of the liberation of Paris from the German occupation during World War II. This account provides perspectives from both sides of the conflict, including French, German, and American participants
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-348) and index.
ISBN9781639367030 (hardcover)
ISBN1639367039 (hardcover)