When Allied troops landed on the beaches in Normandy, France in 1944, the objective was simple: Shut down the German threat so the U.S. could focus on the Pacific one. Allied intelligence knew that ...

As the Germans descended on Paris in June 1940, Jean Texcier, who worked for France’s Ministry of Trade, printed some advice for Parisians on how to behave toward the occupiers. He put the handbills ...

In “Paris 1944,” Patrick Bishop tells the story of the German occupation during World War II, with equal attention to French resisters and collaborators. Adolf Hitler with the architect Albert Speer, ...

The true story of an American who joined England's top secret agent team in WWII. My Father's Secret War: France 1944 is a riveting and true story of an American who joined the British S.O.E. and was ...

During the Liberation of Paris, fighting spread through the city as resistance forces and advancing Allied units challenged German control. At Place de la Concorde, a German Panther tank confronted ...

Agence France-Presse was created in the tumult of World War II by a band of journalists who stormed a pro-Nazi newsroom and took over as Paris was in revolt. It was August 20, 1944, the day after ...

Patrick Bishop’s new Paris 1944 is by far the best-written study in English of the controversial topic of France under German rule. A journalist and popular historian, Bishop brings alive for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Aug. 25, 1944, as Gen. Charles de Gaulle made a triumphant entry into Paris. Editor’s note: ...

Dad's Secret War: France 1944 is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung ...