{"product_id":"last-hope-island-britain-occupied-europe-and-the-brotherhood-that-helped-turn-the-tide-of-war-paperback","title":"Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynne Olson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCitizens of London\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThose Angry Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As 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 heaven.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 country's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e 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 operations--gathered by spies throughout occupied Europe--that helped ensure the success of the 1944 Allied invasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fascinating companion to \u003ci\u003eCitizens of London, \u003c\/i\u003eOlson's bestselling chronicle of the Anglo-American alliance, \u003ci\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e  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.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to be welcomed, both for the past it recovers and also, quite simply, for being such a pleasant tome to read.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] pointed volume . . .  Olson] tells a great story and has a fine eye for character.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynne Olson \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThose Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCitizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour. \u003c\/i\u003eAmong her five other books is\u003ci\u003e Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives with her husband in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757768737056,"sku":"9780812987164","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2367891d697e2a823e997528360541ca.webp?v=1780111354","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/last-hope-island-britain-occupied-europe-and-the-brotherhood-that-helped-turn-the-tide-of-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}