Citizens of London : the Americans who stood with Britain in its darkest, finest hour / Lynne Olson.
Olson, Lynne.
2010
D748 .O47 2010 (Mapit)
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Title Citizens of London : the Americans who stood with Britain in its darkest, finest hour / Lynne Olson.
Author Olson, Lynne.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9781400067589 (alk. paper)
1400067588 (alk. paper)
Publication Details New York : Random House, c2010.
Language English
Description xix, 471 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 25 cm.
Call Number D748 .O47 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 940.54012
Summary The behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"There's no place I'd rather be than in England"
"You are the best reporter in all of Europe"
The opportunity of a lifetime
"He seems to get confidence in having us around"
Members of the family
"Mr. Harriman enjoys my complete confidence"
"I want to be in it with you - from the start"
"Pearl Harbor attacked?"
Creating the alliance
"An Englishman spoke in Grosvenor Square"
"He'll never let us down"
"Are we fighting Nazis or sleeping with them?"
The forgotten allies
"A caul of privilege"
"A chase pilot - first, last, and always"
"Crossing the ocean doesn't automatically make you a hero"
"You will find us lining up with the Russians"
"Would the damn thing work?"
Crisis in the alliance
"Finis"
"I shall always feel that I am a Londoner"
"We all lost a friend in 'im".

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