NATIONAL BESTSELLER ΓÇó From Martin Dugard,the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill OΓÇÖReillycomes the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II ΓÇ£Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid and the Vile did for London.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöJames Patterson ΓÇó ΓÇ£Heroes and villains abound. YouΓÇÖll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöBill OΓÇÖReilly ΓÇó ΓÇ£Succeeds triumphantly.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post May 1940: The world is stunned as Hitler’s forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeksthe French government has collapsedand the City of Lightsrevered for its carefree lifestyleintellectual freedomand love of libertyhas fallen under Nazi controlΓÇöperhaps forever. As the Germans ruthlessly crush all oppositiona patriotic band of Parisians known as the Resistance secretly rise up to fight back. But these young men and women cannot do it alone. Over 120000 Parisians die under German occupation. Countless more are tortured in the city’s Gestapo prisons and sent to death camps. The longer the Nazis hold the citythe greater the danger its citizens face. As the armies of America and Great Britain prepare to launch the greatest invasion in historythe spies of the Resistance risk all to ensure the Germans are defeated and Paris is once again free. The players holding the fate of Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the era: Winston ChurchillFranklin RooseveltGeneral George S. Pattonand the exiled French general Charles de Gaulleheadquartered in London’s Connaught Hotel. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944this rivetingpage-turning drama unfolds through their decisionsΓÇöfor better and worse. Taking Paris is history told at a breathtaking pacea sprawling yet intimate saga of heroismdesireand personal sacrifice for all that is right.