Leaders Unite to Rescue French Capital

Simon & Schuster. 256pages. $27 It is fitting that many new books focused on World War II are being published during the year that marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In particular, the leader of the French Resistance in Paris was Henri Tanguy, better known as Col. Rol, a dedicated patriot, vet...

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Published inArmy Vol. 69; no. 9; pp. 70 - 71
Main Author Farrell, Kevin W
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Arlington Association of the US Army 01.09.2019
Subjects
Armed forces
De Gaulle, Charles (1890-1970)
Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
Leadership
World War II
New York
United States > US
Iraq
France
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Summary:Simon & Schuster. 256pages. $27 It is fitting that many new books focused on World War II are being published during the year that marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In particular, the leader of the French Resistance in Paris was Henri Tanguy, better known as Col. Rol, a dedicated patriot, veteran of the Spanish Civil War and committed communist. Divided into 10 chapters, The Liberation ofParis is a quick read and builds suspense as it investigates key players and decisions and provides context to one of the great "unknown" stories of World War II.
ISSN:0004-2455