*Paris libéré, Paris retrouvé* examines the liberation of Paris in August 1944 and the city’s passage from occupation to restored civic life. Christine Levisse-Touzé places the events of that summer within the broader course of the Second World War, emphasizing the interaction between military operations, Resistance activity, political authority, and the lived experience of Parisians. The book reconstructs a city emerging from repression and scarcity while also becoming a symbol of national recovery. It considers how public institutions, streets, and collective memory were reshaped after liberation, offering a concise historical account of both the immediate crisis and the longer process by which Paris reclaimed its public identity.

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