From the title it would seem this book is about the liberation of Paris in WW2. Which it is but it is also much more going back to the 1930s and following major events of the war up until the liberation of Paris. The author concentrates on events but also major personalities during the War: Hemingway, De Gaulle, Robert Capa, Martha Gellhorn and many more not as well known but who played vital roles in the resistance and as soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Many interesting facts come out, much is spent outlining the resistance and their role. Also traces the origins of many of the people in the Spanish civil war as a lead up to WW2.
