So I noticed that I'm getting a plethora of hits from Paris, France in anticipation of the release of Escape From Paris in a few days. For the benefit of a good friend and because I know this will be another spectacular book and a story well told, follow these links for more information or to pick up a copy.
(*image of book from Hachette site.
Hachette site: Escape From Paris
Purchase on Amazon: EFP buy it
*A few talking points from a press release provided by Steve. I did a little selective editing to turn the bullets into paragraphs.
"Escape From Paris tells the true story of a group of American aviators shot down over German-occupied France on a single mission—the July 14, 1943 (Bastille Day) raid on Le Bourget airfield outside Paris—and the courageous French family that sheltered them. The book crosses the traditional boundaries of World War II history by blending aerial combat action, a true story of wartime love, the back-alley intrigue of a spy novel, and the courageous tale of two strong and resilient women who survived multiple Nazi concentration camps. The story as told reminds us that the majority of individuals who helped Allied aviators evade capture were women—most men were either working as forced labor in Germany, still in German POW camps, or members of armed resistance groups in the field. The brave individuals who aided Allied personnel faced torture and execution or shipment to the living hell of the camps if caught by the Germans or their collaborators.
EFP is the result of the author’s discovery of the personal papers of those at the heart of the story; his extraordinary access to areas of Napoleon’s Tomb and the Hôtel des Invalides normally off-limits to the public; his extensive research in American, French, British and German archives; and his interviews with the now-98 year old woman who long ago changed the course of an American flyer’s life. By focusing on the Americans—and those who aided them--EFP illustrates a larger story: European individuals and resistance groups helped some 6,000 Allied military personnel evade capture and return to friendly territory to fight again another day.
That important contribution to the Allied victory in Europe should not be overlooked as we celebrate the 75th anniversaries of World War II events through 2019 and 2020."
-Tammi
*Update 10/6/2019, link to radio interview with WDAY in Fargo, North Dakota.
**Update 10/12/2019: link to Cyrus Webb interview.
(*image of book from Hachette site.
Hachette site: Escape From Paris
Purchase on Amazon: EFP buy it
*A few talking points from a press release provided by Steve. I did a little selective editing to turn the bullets into paragraphs.
"Escape From Paris tells the true story of a group of American aviators shot down over German-occupied France on a single mission—the July 14, 1943 (Bastille Day) raid on Le Bourget airfield outside Paris—and the courageous French family that sheltered them. The book crosses the traditional boundaries of World War II history by blending aerial combat action, a true story of wartime love, the back-alley intrigue of a spy novel, and the courageous tale of two strong and resilient women who survived multiple Nazi concentration camps. The story as told reminds us that the majority of individuals who helped Allied aviators evade capture were women—most men were either working as forced labor in Germany, still in German POW camps, or members of armed resistance groups in the field. The brave individuals who aided Allied personnel faced torture and execution or shipment to the living hell of the camps if caught by the Germans or their collaborators.
EFP is the result of the author’s discovery of the personal papers of those at the heart of the story; his extraordinary access to areas of Napoleon’s Tomb and the Hôtel des Invalides normally off-limits to the public; his extensive research in American, French, British and German archives; and his interviews with the now-98 year old woman who long ago changed the course of an American flyer’s life. By focusing on the Americans—and those who aided them--EFP illustrates a larger story: European individuals and resistance groups helped some 6,000 Allied military personnel evade capture and return to friendly territory to fight again another day.
That important contribution to the Allied victory in Europe should not be overlooked as we celebrate the 75th anniversaries of World War II events through 2019 and 2020."
-Tammi
*Update 10/6/2019, link to radio interview with WDAY in Fargo, North Dakota.
**Update 10/12/2019: link to Cyrus Webb interview.
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