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The blood of free men : the liberation of Paris, 1944  Cover Image Book Book

The blood of free men : the liberation of Paris, 1944 / Michael Neiberg.

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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.
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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.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Paris.

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The Blood of Free Men : The Liberation of Paris 1944
The Blood of Free Men : The Liberation of Paris 1944
by Neiberg, Michael
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The Blood of Free Men : The Liberation of Paris 1944

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Map of Key Sites to the Liberation of Paris, 1944p. ix
Introductionp. xi
Chapter 1The End of This Nightmarep. 1
Chapter 2Resistancep. 27
Chapter 3Berlin, Washington, London, and Parisp. 55
Chapter 4The Smasher of Citiesp. 83
Chapter 5The Guns Go Off, August 15-18p. 111
Chapter 6"The Most Beautiful Days of Our Lives," August 19-20p. 135
Chapter 7The Days of the Barricades, August 21-22p. 165
Chapter 8Deliverance, August 23-24p. 195
Chapter 9Apotheosis, August 25-27p. 221
Conclusionp. 247
Acknowledgmentsp. 261
Notesp. 263
Indexp. 299

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