The Untold Stories of a WWII French Resistance Fighter

Midday on WNYC | Jan 8, 2018

Paul Kix talks about his new book The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France’s Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando. He tells one of the untold stories of the French resistance during World War II. Kix recreates the daring achievements of Robert de la Rochefoucauld, who trained with Churchill’s Secret Operations Executive and waged a personal war against the Nazis who had invaded his beloved country and imprisoned his father.

Event: On Thursday, January 11th, Paul Kix will be at Community Bookstore at 7 PM. 

 

 

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