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The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
Liberating Paris in 1944 wasn’t just about kicking out Nazis—it was a high-stakes chess game involving stubborn generals, political egos, and a city on the brink of destruction. What if the city of light had gone up in flames because one man refused to follow orders? This book peels back the heroic myth to reveal the messy, tense, and very human drama behind saving Paris.
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