"Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, [this book examines the] history of Paris's world-famous Hôtel Ritz, a ... tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance"--Amazon.com. Taking readers behind the doors of Paris's Hotel Ritz during the Nazi occupation of World War II, this extraordinary chronicle reveals a hotbed of illicit affairs, deadly intrigues, courageous acts of defiance and treachery and the people and events that made this opulent cultural landmark legendary.
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