Hey everyone, Ray here. I have a book recommendation for you. By the time the Nazis had overtaken Paris,

French artist Henri Matisse was already an enemy of the Third Reich. In his quest to dominate

not just territory but culture, Hitler declared avant-gardism to be degenerate art, guilty,

of cultural disintegration. And this included the works

by Matisse. The artist would defy the Nazis by continuing to make vibrant, hopeful, colorful

art that could now be found in every major art center around the world. Matisse's family, too,

would find their own methods of undermining Hitler's tyranny. From acclaimed author Christopher Gorin, Matisse's family, too, would find their own methods of undermining Hitler's tyranny.

From acclaimed author Christopher Gorin, Matisse at War, Art and Resistance in Nazi-occupied France,

is a skillfully told story of an icon of the French resistance and his family's role.

Matisse's daughter, Marguerite, as bold and daring as her father,

would ferry intelligence from Ren to Bordeaux, both cities, under German occupation.

She would be arrested and tortured by the Gestapo. The family matriarch, Amelia, in her 70s,

was fortified by her open contempt for the Nazis and their art thievery.

She too would be betrayed and arrested. A must read for history buffs and art lovers,

sweeping from Paris to Provence, from New York to Berlin. World War II historian Alex Kershaw

calls this a mesmerizing story of artistic genius,

a gutsy family, and defiance of tyranny in the face of evil.

Matisse Adwar from Kensington Books is available everywhere books are sold,

and you can learn more at Christopher C.gorum.com.

Music can learn more at Christopher C.Gorham.com. Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.

Episode 571, Patton, is now in command. Last time, the access forces in Tunisia

suffered two losses, von Arnhem in northern Tunisia, Rommel in the southeast. The latter defeat

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