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Liberation of Paris 1944 Patton\'s Race for the Seine 1st Edition
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Steven Zaloga
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1st Edition
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9781472800190, 9781846032462
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Osprey Publishing
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In July 1944 of World War II (1939-1945), Operation Cobra broke the stalemate in Normandy and sent the Allies racing across France. The Allied commanders 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 August 24. De Gaulle could then proclaim, “Paris liberated!” and one of the world’s loveliest cities had survived Hitler’s strident command that it should be held at all costs or reduced to rubble.

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Liberation of Paris 1944 Patton’s race for the Seine 1st Edition
Author(s)

Steven J. Zaloga
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1st Edition
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9781846038426, 9781846032462
Publisher

Osprey Publishing
Format

PDF and EPUB

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A highly illustrated account of the Liberation of Paris during World War II. 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 focussing on the actions of the Resistance forces inside the city and of the Free French armoured 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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