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The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris by TilarJ. Mazzeo
Mazzeo
tells the story of the Ritz from its beginning during the Dreyfus Affair and
then forward to the German occupation of Paris during WWII. Everything was
happening at the Ritz and everyone wanted to be there — French, German,
American — it did not matter; spies for both sides, journalists, actors,
royalty, and high ranking Nazi officials. You do not have to be a history lover
to enjoy this book. You only have to like a good tale about real people during
a very terrifying time in history, and a hotel that turns out to be the largest
character in the story.