Episode 300: Martin Dugard on Taking Paris
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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As a sports writer, he covered the Tour de France, and he teamed up with Bill O’Reilly to co-author the best-selling Killing series. Newt’s guest is Martin Dugard, talking about his new book about the Nazi invasion of France in World War II, TAKING PARIS: The Epic Battle for the City of Lights.
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| 0:30.5 | On this episode of Newt's World, in France in 1940, the armories of Nazi Germany annihilate |
| 0:40.8 | the French military and capture Paris, the crown jewel of Europe in a matter of a few weeks. |
| 0:47.6 | As Adolf Hitler tightens his grip on the city of lights, the shocked allies regroup and |
| 0:53.7 | begin planning for a daring counterattack into Europe. The players holding the fate of |
| 0:57.9 | Paris in their hands are some of the biggest historical figures of the Europe, Winston |
| 1:03.1 | Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, General George S. Patton and the ex-out French General Charles |
| 1:08.9 | De Gaulle. From the fall of Paris in 1940 to the race for Paris in 1944, this enthralling |
| 1:16.3 | drama unfolds through their decisions for better and worse. Taking Paris is history told |
| 1:23.2 | at a breathtaking pace, a sprawling yet intimate saga of heroism, desire and personal sacrifice |
| 1:31.7 | for all that is right. In his new book, Taking Paris, the epic battle for the city of lights, |
| 1:38.0 | Martin Dugard tells the riveting story of the people who set that beautiful city free. |
| 1:44.6 | Vigorously researched, Martin Dugard's historical narrative takes readers behind the scenes |
| 1:50.2 | in an epic page-turning account of the battle for the heart and soul of Paris in one of the |
| 1:55.5 | 20th century's darkest moments. I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, Martin Dugard. |
| 2:01.3 | He is co-authored the best-selling killing series with Bill O'Reilly, and he's here to |
| 2:06.1 | talk about his new book. |
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