{"product_id":"avenue-of-spies-a-true-story-of-terror-espionage-and-one-american-familys-heroic-resistance-in-nazi-occupied-paris-paperback","title":"Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Kershaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liberator\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe leafy Avenue Foch, one of the most exclusive residential streets in Nazi-occupied France, was Paris's hotbed of daring spies, murderous secret police, amoral informers, and Vichy collaborators. So when American physician Sumner Jackson, who lived with his wife and young son Phillip at Number 11, found himself drawn into the Liberation network of the French resistance, he knew the stakes were impossibly high. Just down the road at Number 31 was the \"mad sadist\" Theodor Dannecker, an Eichmann protégé charged with deporting French Jews to concentration camps. And Number 84 housed the Parisian headquarters of the Gestapo, run by the most effective spy hunter in Nazi Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his office at the American Hospital, itself an epicenter of Allied and Axis intrigue, Jackson smuggled fallen Allied fighter pilots safely out of France, a job complicated by the hospital director's close ties to collaborationist Vichy. After witnessing the brutal round-up of his Jewish friends, Jackson invited Liberation to officially operate out of his home at Number 11--but the noose soon began to tighten. When his secret life was discovered by his Nazi neighbors, he and his family were forced to undertake a journey into the dark heart of the war-torn continent from which there was little chance of return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon a wealth of primary source material and extensive interviews with Phillip Jackson, Alex Kershaw recreates the City of Light during its darkest days. The untold story of the Jackson family anchors the suspenseful narrative, and Kershaw dazzles readers with the vivid immediacy of the best spy thrillers. Awash with the tense atmosphere of World War II's Europe, \u003ci\u003eAvenue of Spies\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to the brave doctor who risked everything to defy Hitler.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALEX KERSHAW is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of several books on World War II, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bedford Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Winter\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Willamstown, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175070896263,"sku":"9780804140058","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f152fed01beed55f2b8037746029f729.webp?v=1733379106","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/avenue-of-spies-a-true-story-of-terror-espionage-and-one-american-familys-heroic-resistance-in-nazi-occupied-paris-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}