King of Nazi Paris - Henri Lafont and the Gangsters of the French Gestapo

Henri Lafont was a petty criminal who became the most powerful crook in Paris thanks to the Nazi occupation of France. A chance encounter in a prison camp led to a life of luxury running a ruthless mob of gangsters who looted the city on behalf of the Nazis who recognised Lafonts talent for treachery and deceit. Lafont recruited the French Gestapo, a motley band of sadistic grotesques that included faded celebrities, ex-footballers, pimps, murderers, burglars and bank robbers.

About the author

Christopher Othen is a writer and former legal representative to asylum seekers. He is the author of Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War, Katanga 1960-63: Mercenaries, Spies, and the African Nation that Waged War on the World, Lost Lions of Judah: Haile Selassie's Mongrel Foreign Legion and Soldiers of a Different God: How the Counter-Jihad Created Mayhem, Murder, and the Trump Presidency.

Summary

A fascinating, evocative portrait of occupied Paris that proves that life is often stranger than fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Othen, Othen Christopher
• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781785905469
• ISBN: 978-1-78590-546-9
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Frankreich, Europäische Geschichte, Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), Biografien: historisch, politisch, militärisch, HISTORY / Military / World War II, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, HISTORY / Europe / France, History - General History