De Gaulle’s oration, according to Patrick Bishop, author of Paris 1944: Occupation, Resistance, Liberation was “only lightly ...

cinematic account of the liberation of Paris, in time for its 80th anniversary. Bishop’s purpose is an “attempt to tell it truly while never denying the power and authenticity of the myth” of the 11 ...

1944. Paris on Sunday celebrated the 80 th anniversary of its liberation from German troops in World War II with tributes, military marches and the hoisting of a flag at the Eiffel Tower.