The Drinko Academy at Marshall University will celebrate the publication of Dr. Jean Edward Smith’s newest book, The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light, with a reception at 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Drinko Library Atrium.
Smith, a best-selling and award-winning author, is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Marshall University. The Liberation of Paris is Smith’s fifteenth book and was published by Simon & Schuster this year.
For details about the book, including reviews, please see: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Liberation-of-Paris/Jean-Edward-Smith/9781501164927.
For further information about the book event, which is free and open to the public, contact the Drinko Academy at 304-696-2739.
All media are welcome and encouraged to cover this event.
