An engrossing account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate s
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Table of contents :
"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.