The king of Nazi Paris : Henri Lafont and the gangsters of the French Gestapo

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"Henri Lafont was a petty criminal who became the most powerful crook in Paris thanks to the Nazi occupation of France. A chance encounter in a prison camp led to a life of luxury running a ruthless mob of gangsters who looted the city on behalf of the Nazis who recognised Lafont's talent for treachery and deceit. Lafont recruited 'the French Gestapo', a motley band of sadistic grotesques that included faded celebrities, ex-footballers, pimps, mu...

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Germany. Geheime Staatspolizei

Lafont, Henri, -1944

Paris (France) History 1940-1944

World War, 1939-1945 Collaborationists France Paris

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ISBN:

9781785905469
1785905465

Description:

xiii, 306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction : In a station of the Métro
Part I. From the underworld to the Abwehr. The man who loved orchids
One hour behind Germany
Playing to win
The great mistake
Rotting from the head downwards
Green fruit
Part II. From the Abwehr to the Gestapo. The big score
Reverse of the map
Night and fog
Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise
Those damned and fallen
Half a flaming sun
Part III. From the Gestapo to the SS. In the cellars of Rue Lauriston
A North African connection
SS Mohammed
The comedy is over
La Tour de Babel
Part IV. From the SS to the firing squad. Das Schloss
Picking mushrooms
The trial
Long live France, anyway
An old photograph of our youth
Ghosts of Paris

LCCN:

2020438921

Control Number:

3019766

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