The Nonfiction Book Club meets and discusses The Liberation of Paris: how Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz saved the City of Light by Jean Edward Smith.
Description: This novel tells the dramatic story of the Allied decision in World War II to divert from the strategic plan in order to save Paris from chaos and assist de Gaulle's efforts to become France's new leader even as the German general in charge of the occupation defied his orders to destroy the city as the Allies closed in.
Event Location:
Program Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Room Reservation:
Tue, March 01, 2022