Last Hope Island: Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war 9780812997354, 9780812997361, 0812997352

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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Last Hope Island: Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war
 9780812997354, 9780812997361, 0812997352

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.

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