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Descripción Softcover. Condición: new. NO-VALUE. Product DescriptionA groundbreaking account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler from the New York Times bestselling author of Citizens of London and Those Angry DaysWhen the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II the city of London became a refuge for the governments and armed forces of six occupied nations who escaped there to continue the fight So too did General Charles de Gaulle the selfappointed representative of free FranceAs the only European democracy still holding out against Hitler Britain became known to occupied countries as Last Hope Island Getting there one young emigr declared was like getting to heavenIn this epic characterdriven narrative acclaimed historian Lynne Olson takes us back to those perilous days when the British and their European guests joined forces to combat the mightiest military force in history Here we meet the courageous King Haakon of Norway whose distinctive H7 monogram became a symbol of his countrys resistance to Nazi rule and his fiery Dutch counterpart Queen Wilhelmina whose antifascist radio broadcasts rallied the spirits of her defeated people Here too is the Earl of Suffolk a swashbuckling British aristocrat whose rescue of two nuclear physicists from France helped make the Manhattan Project possibleLast Hope Island also recounts some of the Europeans heretofore unsung exploits that helped tilt the balance against the Axis the crucial efforts of Polish pilots during the Battle of Britain the vital role played by French and Polish code breakers in cracking the Germans reputedly indecipherable Enigma code and the flood of topsecret intelligence about German operationsgathered by spies throughout occupied Europethat helped ensure the success of the 1944 Allied invasionA fascinating companion to Citizens of London Olsons bestselling chronicle of the AngloAmerican alliance Last Hope Island recalls with vivid humanity that brief moment in time when the peoples of Europe stood together in their effort to roll back the tide of conquest and restore order to a broken continentPraise for Last Hope IslandIn Last Hope Island Lynne Olson argues an arresting new thesis that the people of occupied Europe and the expatriate leaders did far more for their own liberation than historians and the public alike recognize The scale of the organization she describes is breathtakingThe New York Times Book ReviewLast Hope Island is a book to be welcomed both for the past it recovers and also quite simply for being such a pleasant tome to readThe Washington PostA pointed volume Olson tells a great story and has a fine eye for characterThe Boston GlobeReviewLast Hope Island is a book to be welcomed both for the past it recovers and also quite simply for being such a pleasant tome to read Certain of these refugee groups have had their stories told before but Olsons book is the first to weave this all together Its a wellwritten and wellillustrated book and deeply researchedThe Washington PostIn Last Hope Island Lynne Olson argues an arresting new thesis that the people of occupied Europe and the expatriate leaders did far more for their own liberation than historians and the public alike recognize The scale of the organization she describes is breathtakingThe New York Times Book ReviewA brisk and compelling portrait of wartime BritainThe Wall Street JournalA pointed volume Olson tells a great story and has a fine eye for characterThe Boston GlobeSpellbinding a masterful account of England in World War II Olson brings both a journalists eye and a novelists command of character and setting to this subject For American readers inclined to begin their World War II read. Nº de ref. del artículo: DADAX0812987160
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A groundbreaking account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler, from the New York Times bestselling author of Citizens of London and Those Angry Days When the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II, the city of London became a refuge for the governments and armed forces of six occupied nations who escaped there to continue the fight. So, too, did General Charles de Gaulle, the self-appointed representative of free France. As the only European democracy still holding out against Hitler, Britain became known to occupied countries as Last Hope Island. Getting there, one young emigre declared, was like getting to heaven. In this epic, character-driven narrative, acclaimed historian Lynne Olson takes us back to those perilous days when the British and their European guests joined forces to combat the mightiest military force in history. Here we meet the courageous King Haakon of Norway, whose distinctive H7 monogram became a symbol of his countrys resistance to Nazi rule, and his fiery Dutch counterpart, Queen Wilhelmina, whose antifascist radio broadcasts rallied the spirits of her defeated people. Here, too, is the Earl of Suffolk, a swashbuckling British aristocrat whose rescue of two nuclear physicists from France helped make the Manhattan Project possible. Last Hope Island also recounts some of the Europeans heretofore unsung exploits that helped tilt the balance against the Axis: the crucial efforts of Polish pilots during the Battle of Britain; the vital role played by French and Polish code breakers in cracking the Germans reputedly indecipherable Enigma code; and the flood of top-secret intelligence about German operationsgathered by spies throughout occupied Europethat helped ensure the success of the 1944 Allied invasion. A fascinating companion to Citizens of London, Olsons bestselling chronicle of the Anglo-American alliance, Last Hope Island recalls with vivid humanity that brief moment in time when the peoples of Europe stood together in their effort to roll back the tide of conquest and restore order to a broken continent.Praise for Last Hope IslandIn Last Hope Island [Lynne Olson] argues an arresting new thesis: that the people of occupied Europe and the expatriate leaders did far more for their own liberation than historians and the public alike recognize. . . . The scale of the organization she describes is breathtaking.The New York Times Book ReviewLast Hope Island is a book to be welcomed, both for the past it recovers and also, quite simply, for being such a pleasant tome to read.The Washington Post[A] pointed volume . . . [Olson] tells a great story and has a fine eye for character.The Boston Globe Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780812987164
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