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Last Hope Island by Olson, Lynne

ISBN: 9781925322088 PUBLISHER: Scribe Publications FORMAT: Hardback PAGES: 480 PUBLICATION DATE: 1.05.2017 DIMENSIONS: 24.2 x 16.3 x 4.6 centimetres

DESCRIPTION: An engrossing 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. 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 Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia, and Poland 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'. In this epic, characterdriven narrative, acclaimed historian and New York Timesbestselling author 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 and restore order to a broken continent. 'Last 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 Olson's book is the first to weave this all together . ..It's a wellwritten and wellillustrated book, and deeply researched.' The Washington Post 'In a series of compelling books in recent years, Lynne Olson has established herself as an authoritative and en

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