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xviii, 553 pages : 21 cm 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 Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-525) and index "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 ba

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Author

Olson, Lynne, author

Publisher

Random House Trade Paperbacks; Random House Publishing Group

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812987164

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.29 / 5 (602 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14