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A review by kathyemmons
Mission to Paris by Alan Furst
4.0
Another compelling read from Alan Furst. It’s the first of his books I’ve read which takes place in Western (as opposed to Eastern) Europe, and I learned quite a bit about the German campaign to win the minds/attitudes of the French cultured class (and lower their resistance) before Germany’s 1940 invasion.
Perhaps Furst’s greatest skill is in conveying the blanket of doom that descended inexorably on Europe in the inter-war years. To have lived through that wretched time, unable to alter the enormous forces of war — again! — must have killed part of the soul. It’s sobering to be reminded of how safely I live in the 21st century.
Perhaps Furst’s greatest skill is in conveying the blanket of doom that descended inexorably on Europe in the inter-war years. To have lived through that wretched time, unable to alter the enormous forces of war — again! — must have killed part of the soul. It’s sobering to be reminded of how safely I live in the 21st century.