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Paris After the Liberation: 1944 - 1949 Paperback – 4 October 2007
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A remarkable historical account of the chaos and uncertainty that followed the liberation of Paris in August, 1944
'A beautifully written book about a vast tapestry of military, political and social upheaval. Remarkably well-researched, wise, balanced, very funny at times' Dirk Bogarde
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Post-liberation Paris: an epoch charged with political and conflicting emotions. Liberation was greeted with joy but marked by recriminations and the trauma of purges. The feverish intellectual arguments of the young took place amidst the mundane reality of hunger and fuel shortages. This is a thrilling, unsurpassed account of the drama and upheaval of one of history's most fascinating eras.
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'A dashing, multi-dimensional story. This book covers all aspects of life - diplomacy, strategy, rationing, politics and politicking (from Churchill, Pétain's and de Gaulle's point of view), the international theatricals and the tourist invasion, blitzkrieg and Ritzkrieg' Olivier Todd, Sunday Times
'Absorbing . . . a rich, many-layered account, selecting from official documents, private archives, memoirs and histories with a wonderful lightness of touch, so that the most complex events become clear' Jenny Uglow, Independent on Sunday
- Print length464 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date4 October 2007
- ISBN-109780141032412
- ISBN-13978-0141032412
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Skilfully balances historical narrative with social analysis, and tempering the appalling with the absurd -- Jan Morris ― Independent
Outstanding. Enormously enjoyable to read - exciting, lively, funny, and admirably tolerant and objective in its opinions. It is hard to see how it could have been better done -- Philip Ziegler ― Daily Telegraph
Held me gripped by every page and I was impatient at any interruption. The details of this book are spellbinding, often frightening and sometimes funny -- Alec Guinness ― Daily Mail
This book, like the city it discusses, oscillates satisfyingly between blunt history and roistering gossip -- Frank Delaney ― Sunday Express
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- ASIN : 0141032413
- Language : English
- Paperback : 464 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780141032412
- ISBN-13 : 978-0141032412
- Best Sellers Rank: 261,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 1,522 in Anthropology
- 5,925 in History of Europe
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Highly recommend to any WWII enthusist.