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Allies: Americans Who Stood with the British During Their Darkest Days
This book tells the story of how three Americans determined to save Britain from Hitler helped convince U. S. President Franklin Roosevelt and a reluctant American public to aid Britain in its darkest and most critical hour. The most famous of these three people was Ed Murrow, who was the head of CBS Radio in Europe in 1937. His live broadcasts of the Nazi bombing of London made him a celebrity, and his opening remarks: "This is London" are familiar to people in the United States and continental
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The Last Island of Hope
After the outbreak of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied major countries on the European continent, and Britain became a safe haven for dignitaries from seven countries, including Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Czechoslovakia, who were unwilling to surrender. The heads of state and leaders of the seven countries fled to the British Isles, and London became the center of the European anti-fascist war and the island of hope for the people of all European countri
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