Massacre at OradourOn June 10, 1944 the Nazis murdered most of the 700 inhabitants of Oradour, France. In 1982, the author did a colleague a favor that went awry, and spent 22 months in a French prison. Now after researching, he feels he's found the secret behind the massacre. |
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