Last Hope Island : Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war
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- ISBN: 9780812997354
- ISBN: 0812997352
- ISBN: 9780812997361
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 553 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-525) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "Majesty, we are at war!": Hitler invades Norway -- "A bold and noble woman": Holland falls but its queen escapes -- "A complete and utter shambles": The collapse of Belgium and France -- "We shall conquer together, or we shall die together": The European exodus to Britain -- "Something called heavy water": The resuce mission that changed the course of the war -- "They are better than any of us": Polish pilots triumph in the battle of Britain -- "My god, this is a lovely place to be!": The exhilaration of wartime London -- "This is London calling": The BBC brings hope to occupied Europe -- "The avalance of Vs": The first spark of European resistance -- Spying on the Nazis: Cracking enigma and other European intelligence coups -- "Mad Hatter's tea party": Soe and its struggle to set Europe ablaze -- Factions, feuds, and infighting: The shock of exile -- "Rich and poor relations": The European and Allies' fading importance -- "The ugly reality": The Soviet threat to Poland and Czechoslovakia -- "The England game": Soe's Dutch disaster -- "Be more careful next time": Soe's debacle in France -- "Heroism beyond anything I can tell you": Rescuing Allied airmen -- A giant jigsaw puzzle: European spies prepare for D-Day -- "A formidable secret army": The resurrection of Soe -- "The poor little English donkey": Stalin and Roosevelt flex their muscles -- Settling the score: Europe's liberation begins -- "A tale of two cities": Warsaw and Paris rise up -- "I was a stranger and you took me in": Defeat at Arnhem -- The hunger winter: The Netherlands' looming destruction -- "There was never a happier day": Coming home -- "Why are you crying, young man?": The West turns its back on Poland and Czechoslovakia -- "A collective fault": The shadow of collaboration -- "The world could not possibly be the same": Planning for the future -- "My counsel to Europe: Unite!": Postwar Europe bands together. |
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