Patrick Bishop’s fascinating account of the liberation of Paris. On April 28 1944, thousands of French people gathered in the city centre to applaud Marshal Philippe Pétain, head of the ...

In “Paris 1944: Occupation, Resistance, Liberation,” Patrick Bishop tells the stories of the individuals who lived through the four years of occupation, from German soldiers to French ...

To celebrate the Liberation of Paris in August 1944, the capital has prepared a week of intense commemorations on August 24 ...

When Allied troops landed on the beaches in Normandy, France in 1944, the objective was simple: Shut down the German threat so the U.S. could focus on the Pacific one. To most of us, Paris sounds ...

Choltitz, seated in car, is driven through the streets of Paris after surrendering to the Allies. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On August 25, 1944—80 years ago this week—the Free French ...

PARIS 1944: Occupation, Resistance, Liberation, by Patrick Bishop The Liberation of Paris in 1944 is an undeniably alluring subject, especially in the wake of the recent French elections.

Paris on Sunday celebrated the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German troops ... of a flag at the Eiffel Tower. On August 25, 1944, the 2nd French Armoured Division entered the capital ...

Agence France-Presse was created in the tumult of World War II by a band of journalists who stormed a pro-Nazi newsroom and took over as Paris was in revolt. It was August 20, 1944, the day after ...

The crowd greets members of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and tanks of the Leclerc Division parading on August 26, 1944 down Rivoli street, the day after the Liberation of Paris.