NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times
bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O'Reilly, comes
the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip
of the Nazis during World War II
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"Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid
and the Vile did for London."--James Patterson - "Heroes and villains
abound. You'll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely."--Bill O'Reilly
- "Succeeds triumphantly."--The Washington Post******
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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 rise 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 holding the 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.
