Paris After the Liberation
Author: Beevor, Antony
ISBN: 9780141032412
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 464
Dimensions: 203mm x 134mm x 28mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A remarkable historical account of the celebration and chaos that followed the liberation of Paris in August, 1944
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 stunning historical account of one of the most stimulating periods in twentieth century French history.
ISBN: 9780141032412
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 464
Dimensions: 203mm x 134mm x 28mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A remarkable historical account of the celebration and chaos that followed the liberation of Paris in August, 1944
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 stunning historical account of one of the most stimulating periods in twentieth century French history.
