Citizens of London - The Americans Who Stood With Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour

Zusatztext 'Since its first publication by Penguin Random House in 2010! her Citizens of London has been described by reviewers as 'an excellent and revealing chronicle'! 'history at its most personal and compelling'! 'an absorbing narrative' and 'a cracking good read'. I can endorse all these plaudits! and more.' Informationen zum Autor Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history, most of which focus on World War II. Olson’s previous book, Empress of the Nile , was published by Scribe in 2023. Other books by Olson include Last Hope Island , Madame Fourcade’s Secret War , and Citizens of London . Klappentext Drawing on a variety of primary sources, this book depicts the personal journeys of men who were determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious FDR and reluctant American public to back the British at a critical time.An enthralling, behind-the-scenes account of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a variety of primary sources, this book depicts the personal journeys of men who were determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious FDR and reluctant American public to back the British at a critical time.

Product details

• Authors: Lynne Olson
• Publisher: Faber Factory Plus GBS
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781925228151
• ISBN: 978-1-925228-15-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / World War II, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, British & Irish history, Second World War, History of the Americas