The blood of free men : the liberation of Paris, 1944

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ISBN: 9780465023998 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0465023991 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxxi, 309 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-298) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The end of this nightmare -- Resistance -- Berlin, Washington, London and Paris -- The smasher of cities -- The guns go off, August 15-18 -- "The most beautiful days of our lives," August 19-20 -- The days of the barricades, August 21 and 22 -- Deliverance, August 23 and 24 -- Apotheosis, August 25-27.
Summary, etc.:	Describes the operation involving Resistance fighters, Allied commanders, and French citizens that resulted in the liberation of Paris in 1944 from German occupation and ultimately helped shape the outcome of World War II.

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The Blood of Free Men : The Liberation of Paris 1944

by Neiberg, Michael

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Map of Key Sites to the Liberation of Paris, 1944	p. ix
	Introduction	p. xi
Chapter 1	The End of This Nightmare	p. 1
Chapter 2	Resistance	p. 27
Chapter 3	Berlin, Washington, London, and Paris	p. 55
Chapter 4	The Smasher of Cities	p. 83
Chapter 5	The Guns Go Off, August 15-18	p. 111
Chapter 6	"The Most Beautiful Days of Our Lives," August 19-20	p. 135
Chapter 7	The Days of the Barricades, August 21-22	p. 165
Chapter 8	Deliverance, August 23-24	p. 195
Chapter 9	Apotheosis, August 25-27	p. 221
	Conclusion	p. 247
	Acknowledgments	p. 261
	Notes	p. 263
	Index	p. 299