Paris ‘44 The myth-making began with a speech by general Charles de Gaulle, the leader of Free France, when he arrived in Paris upon its liberation in August 1944. “Paris liberated,” he averred.

On Aug. 26, 1944, a crowd cheers during the parade celebrating the Liberation of Paris, the subject of Patrick Bishop’s new book, “Paris ‘44.” AFP/Getty Images ...

In Paris ’44: The Shame and the Glory, historian and journalist Patrick Bishop writes a biography of a city experiencing occupation and, later, liberation.

Paris suffered no major damage, though buildings still bear the bullet holes of fighting. According to the Liberation museum, 1,000 French Forces of the Interior and 582 civilians were killed ...

The liberation of Paris, which came nearly three months after the D-Day landings began to free Europe from Nazism, started in mid-August in classic French fashion: with a five-day general strike.

Bishop rightly believes that the story of Hitler demanding “ Brennt Paris? ” is a myth. Bishop salutes many heroes in the liberation of Paris: Eisenhower for his sensitivity to French feelings and his ...