The best-selling author of The Liberator brings to life the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris; and his heroic espionage efforts during World War IIThe 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. From 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.Drawing 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; Avenue of Spies introduces us to the brave doctor who risked everything to defy Hitler.From the Hardcover edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy happynperkyCHRISTMAS PRESENT1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Stonwall's GunnerBy Lowell Eugene DickensBeen looking for this book and finally found it through -Received my book within a few days-earlier than expected-Great book-great shape and great reading.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very readable and highly recommendedBy jbw29NCA really good personal account by an officer in the Army of Northern Virginia. One thing that makes it so unique is the scarcity of personal memoirs by members of the artillery; the notable exception being E P Alexander's Fighting for the Confederacy. However; Poague writes from a much lower level in the military chain of command although he did rise to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. The memoirs were written from memory apparently without reference to a diary. The intended audience being his family only; Poague is not hesitant to criticize with he thought appropriate although it is clear he has no "axe to grind". A fast moving; easy to read; memoir of one who saw the war through to Appomattox. Missing are the distortions in efforts to magnify personal achievements found in many Civil War memoirs. Highly recommended.
