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u/EngineerBill · 6 pointsr/HistoryPorn

> Its actually quite an interesting story how he didn't want to ruin any of the french landmarks

You do realize that be ordered his local commanders to destroy Paris rather than surrender it to the Allies in 1944? Please check out the book "Is Paris Burning" for details: -> *there's also a movie of the same name, but let's assume the book is a better citation, since it has loads more detail).

I mean, c'mon - please don't rewrite history, dude...

u/gadabyte · 2 pointsr/AskHistorians

I know what you mean about story and meaning and context. I always liked history, but I'm drawn to the same types of books you are. Some of these might be eschewed by "proper" historians, but they're all great reads that manage to teach some history as well. If you're interested in the subject matter, you'd likely enjoy them.

  • The Things They Carried. Highly personal, stylized explanation of what Vietnam was like for a combat infantryman. Everyone should read this book.
  • A Bridge Too Far. Operation Market-Garden, WW II. Intensely moving, highly informative. One of my favorites
  • Is Paris Burning?. Tells the story of the liberation of Paris in WW II. Reads a lot like a thriller.
  • Pegasus Bridge. The capture of an important bridge on D-Day by British paratroopers.
  • Matterhorn. Another Vietnam book, and though it's a novel it does a fine job of conveying the experience of Vietnam in a historically accurate fashion.
u/shiv52 · 1 pointr/todayilearned

>For all his evil hitler believed in maintaining art and historical structures

Not true. Read is paris burning

Hitler wanted to burn paris to the ground, but the military governor Choltitz refused to do it.

u/-maati- · 1 pointr/HistoryPorn

For anyone interested about how it all happened: http://www.amazon.com/Is-Paris-Burning-Dominique-Lapierre/dp/0446392251 One of my all time favorite books.