Nazi death chamber in the cellar of the former Ministry of Aviation building. Two members of the FFI hold steps of cloth used as blindfolds. Formerly a firing range, it was converted into a fireproof and soundproof structure where prisoners were tortured, burned alive, or shot before a firing squad. Photo by anonymous (c. 1944). Author’s collection.
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Cynthia Bisson, PhD, Professor of History, Belmont University, French Resistant Expert“Informative and entertaining, Stew Ross’ newest work evokes a difficult and frightening time in the history of the City of Light. The detailed descriptions of sites such as the Vél’ d’hiv’ or Gestapo headquarters reminds us of the choices people made during those years.”
Stanley Booker, MBE, RAF (Ret.), Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur“Stew blends the dark history of buildings in Paris that are associated with the infamous deeds of the Gestapo with contrasting insights into the bravery of the French people, who, at great risk to themselves and their families, secretly resisted the German Occupation.”
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