Avenue of Spies

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The best-selling author of The Liberator presents the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris and his heroic espionage during World War II. On the exclusive Avenue de Foch in Nazi-occupied France, American physician Sumner Jackson, living with his wife and young son at Number 11, became involved with the French resistance's Liberation network. The stakes were high, as nearby resided Theodor Dannecker, an Eichmann protege tasked with deporting Jews, and the Gestapo's Paris headquarters. From his office at the American Hospital, a hub of intrigue, Jackson smuggled Allied fighter pilots out of France, despite the hospital director's ties to the Vichy regime. After witnessing the brutal round-up of Jewish friends, he invited the Liberation to operate from his home, but the danger escalated when his activities were discovered. Forced to escape with his family into war-torn Europe, they faced a perilous journey with little hope of return. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with Phillip Jackson, Alex Kershaw vividly recreates Paris during its darkest days. The untold story of the Jackson family anchors this suspenseful narrative, immersing readers in the tense atmosphere of World War II and showcasing the bravery of a doctor who risked everything to defy Hitler.