{"product_id":"paris-44","title":"Paris '44","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Bishop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrating the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Paris, a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great hinge moments of WW2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fall of Paris to the Nazis in June 1940 seemed like the darkest day of the Second World War; and the liberation of the city in August 1944 felt like the brightest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe liberation was a hinge moment of immense significance for the twentieth century, heralding the final victory of light over darkness and opening the door to a future free from fear. It was also the party of the century: champagne flowed freely, total strangers embraced - it was a celebration of life renewed against the backdrop of the world’s favourite city, seen in by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Lee Miller, JD Salinger, Picasso, and Robert Capa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis happy ending has come to feel as if it was pre-ordained. But there was nothing inevitable about it. Had things gone differently Paris might have gone down as a ghastly monument to Nazi nihilism, reduced to a rubble-strewn graveyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book, timed for the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Paris, tells the story of those iridescent days in a startling new way. In a countdown narrative, packed with drama, heroism, joy—and heart-thumping suspense—the City of Lights’ fate hangs in the balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48901273649438,"sku":"9780771096754","price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9780771096754.jpg?v=1720386218","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/paris-44","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}