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Liberation of Paris 1944 - Patton's Race for the Seine

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Western Front

Last Stocked on 8/24/2019

Product Info

Title
Liberation of Paris 1944 - Patton's Race for the Seine
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven Zaloga
Publish Year
2008
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397434
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM194
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM194

Description

In July 1944, Operation Cobra broke the stalemate in Normandy and sent the Allies racing across France. The Allied commanders had ignored Paris in their planning for this campaign, considering that the risk of intense street fighting and heavy casualties outweighed the city's strategic importance. However, Charles de Gaulle persuaded the Allied commanders to take direct action to liberate his nation's capital. Steven J Zaloga first describes the operations of Patton's Third Army as it advanced towards Paris before focusing on the actions of the Resistance forces inside the city and of the Free French armored division that fought its way in and joined up with them to liberate it on the 24th August. On the back of this morale-boosting victory, De Gaulle could finally proclaim Paris to be liberated, as one of the world's loveliest cities survived Hitler's strident command that it should be held at all costs or razed to the ground.

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