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Last Hope Island: Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war
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From the Book - First Edition.
"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.
From the Online Content - First edition.
Part one: Fighting on. "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 rescue 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 ; "An avalanche 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
Part two: Rule of the titans. "Rich and poor relations" : the European 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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ISBN
9780812997354
9780812997361
9780812997361
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40027097993