American Crimes and the Liberation of Paris - Robbery, Rape and Murder by Renegade GIs, 1944-1947 (Paperback)

The Allies' triumphant march into Paris in 1944 was met with cheering crowds of liberated Parisians. After the cheering stopped, American deserters and their French cohorts violently exploited the city with the ruthless efficiency of the Chicago mobs of the 1920s. Well organized, and heavily armed, these GIs-turned-gangsters made huge profits on Paris' thriving black market with their unlimited supplies of cigarettes, gasoline and other commodities. Along with this illicit enterprise came rape, murder, robbery, prostitution and epidemic venereal disease. American military justice worked at controlling the crime wave--handling nearly 8,000 criminal investigations in the year after liberation--but only the end of the war in 1945 put a stop to it. This book details the exploits of these "liberators" and identifies both French and American offenders.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2015
Authors:	Kenneth D. Alford
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-9680-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-9680-0
Barcode:	9780786496808

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