“Make Peace, You Fools!” — What Von Rundstedt Said to German High Command 25 Days After D-Day
The twilight of July 1, 1944, settled over the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye like a shroud, the ancient royal palace west of Paris having served for four years as the grim nerve center of the German occupation. Inside, the air was thick with cigarette smoke and the acrid stench of nervous exhaustion, a physical manifestation of … Read more