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The Liberation of Paris

How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and Von Choltitz Saved the City of Light

The Liberation of Paris( )
Author: Smith, Jean Edward
Read by: Sanders, Fred
ISBN:978-1-5082-9423-8
Publication Date:Jul 2019
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Audio
Book Format:CD-Audio
List Price:USD $29.99
Book Description:

Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the dramatic story of the liberation of Paris during World War II--a triumph that was achieved through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, all racing to save the city from destruction.Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern France in pursuit of the German army. The Allies intended to bypass Paris and cross the Rhine into Germany, ending...
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Detailed Subjects: History / World
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Smith, Jean Edward (Author)


Jean Edward Smith was born on October 13, 1932. He received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1954. He then went on to serve in the military from 1954-1961. In 1964, he obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Public Law and Government of Columbia University. He is a well known biographer of several works inlcuding those featuring Franklin D. Rooselvelt and Ulysses S. Grant. He is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.

In 2002 Jean Smith was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and in 2008 he won the Francis Parkman Prize. His title's inlcude: Bush, Eisenhower in War and Peace, FDR, Grant, and The Face of Justice: Portraits of John Marshall.

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