Paris 1944 2 of 10 – De Gaulle and Eisenhower’s Unlikely “Friendship”

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Book cover of Paris 1944: Occupation, Resistance, Liberation by Patrick Bishop, featuring an image of people on a vehicle during World War II.

Eisenhower pledges to De Gaulle that French troops, lead by De Gaulle, will liberate Paris. Although assigned to the same sector as Hemingway, JD Salinger is assigned to “active combat duty” unlike Papa.

Episode Credits

  • Norman Gilliland Host
  • Michele Good Technical Director

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