Ronald Weber
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
viii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Vividly capturing the heady times in the waning months of World War II, Ronald Weber follows the exploits of Allied reporters as they flooded into liberated Paris after four dark years of Nazi occupation. He traces the remarkable adventures of the men and women who lived, worked, and played in the legendary Htel Scribe, set in a highly fashionable part of the largely undamaged city. Press jeeps and trailers packed the street outside, while inside...
Author
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 358 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Lisbon Route tells of the extraordinary World War II transformation of Portugal's tranquil port city into the great escape hatch of Nazi Europe. Royalty, celebrities, diplomats, fleeing troops, and ordinary citizens desperately slogged their way across France and Spain to reach the neutral nation. As well as offering freedom from war, Lisbon provided spies, smugglers, relief workers, military figures, and adventurers with an avenue into the conflict...
