"Taking Paris does for Paris during World War II what The Splendid and the Vile did for London."-James Patterson • "Heroes and villains abound. You'll enjoy this fast-paced book immensely."-Bill O'Reilly From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O'Reilly, comes the spellbinding story of the Allied liberation of Paris from the grip of the Nazis during World War II May 1940: The world is stunned as Hitler's forces invade France with a devastating blitzkrieg aimed at Paris. Within weeks, the French government has collapsed, and the City of Lights, revered for its carefree lifestyle, intellectual freedom, and love of liberty, has fallen under Nazi control-perhaps forever. As the Germans ruthlessly crush all opposition, a patriotic band of Parisians known as the...