An unforgettable portrait of the diverse American community in
Paris during the occupation.
From the spring of 1940 to liberation in the summer of 1944,
Americans in Paris recounts tales of adventure, intrigue, passion,
deceit, and survival under the brutal Nazi occupation through the
eyes of the Americans who lived through it all. Renowned journalist
Charles Glass tells the story of a remarkable cast of five thousand
expatriates-artists, writers, scientists, playboys, musicians,
cultural mandarins, and ordinary businessmen-and their struggles in
Nazi Paris. Glass's discovery of letters, diaries, war documents,
and police files reveals as never before how Americans were trapped
in a web of intrigue, collaboration, and courage.