{"product_id":"massacre-at-oradour-sur-glane-vincent-depaul-lupiano-9781493073740","title":"Massacre at Oradour-Sur-Glane: Nazi Gold and the Murder of an Entire French Town by SS Division Das Reich","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is recognized yearly throughout France with the same profundity as the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers in the United States. The Oradour Massacre is taught in school in France and the anniversary is commemorated every year. Today, Oradour is a destination for people interested in one of the most horrific events in French history. Each year, the devastated village attracts over 300,000 visitors worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 8, 1944, 15,000 men and 209 tanks and self-propelled guns of the \u003ci\u003eDas Reich\u003c\/i\u003e 2 Panzer Division rolled out of Montauban in southern France and began an ordered 450-mile march that ended at Normandy more than two weeks later. While in Montauban, a battalion from \u003ci\u003eDas Reich\u003c\/i\u003e surrounded Oradour-sur-Glane, massacred 642 men, women, and children, and razed the village to the ground. \u003ci\u003eDas Reich\u003c\/i\u003e became one of the most dreadful legends in the history of France and World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the Oradour massacre and its real cause: how two SS officers--a general and a major--\"acquired\" one million dollars' worth of gold ingots while encamped at nearby Montauban, and how that led to the massacre in 1944. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vincent Depaul Lupiano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493073745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493073740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.34w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024 pg. 14","brand":"Vincent Depaul Lupiano","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120755863807,"sku":"9781493073740","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87d52855-0e87-4bc5-881f-71438d1323f3.jpg?v=1687416091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/massacre-at-oradour-sur-glane-vincent-depaul-lupiano-9781493073740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}