Pakoon Airstrip, AZ

The day Paris was nearly lost forever.

August 1944. After four long years under Nazi occupation, Paris erupts. As the Allies advance toward the capital, a critical question divides the high command: should they liberate Paris immediately or bypass it to push faster toward Berlin? With the risk of a bloody uprising growing, the French Resistance takes action. Barricades rise, street battles rage, and the people fight for their freedom. For General de Gaulle, this is a historic chance — Paris must be freed by the French themselves. On August 25, German forces surrender. The City of Light is free again, celebrating its liberation along the Champs-Élysées. But behind the triumphant scenes lie deep political tensions, Allied disagreements, and the terrifying possibility that Hitler could have ordered Paris destroyed.