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

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Label

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

Title remainder

Britain, occupied Europe, and the brotherhood that helped turn the tide of war

Statement of responsibility

Lynne Olson

Creator

• Olson, Lynne

Author

• Olson, Lynne

Subject

• Exiles -- England | London -- History -- 20th century
• Government, Resistance to -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
• Heads of state -- England | London -- History -- 20th century
• History
• Political refugees -- England | London -- History -- 20th century
• Europe -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Governments in exile
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
• Europeans -- England | London -- History -- 20th century

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

"When the Nazi Blitzkrieg subjugated Europe in World War II, London became the safe haven for the leaders of seven occupied countries--France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia and Poland--who fled there to avoid imprisonment and set up governments in exile to commandeer their resistance efforts. The lone hold-out against Hitler's offensive, Britain became a beacon of hope to the rest of Europe, as prominent European leaders like French general Charles De Gaulle, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, and King Haakon of Norway competed for Winston Churchill's attention while trying to rule their embattled countries from the precarious safety of 'Last Hope Island'"--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.53/4

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult