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Citizens of London : the Americans who stood with Britain in its darkest, finest hour / Lynne Olson
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TextPublication details: USA : Random house trads paper bags edition, c 2010Edition: First editionDescription: xix, 471 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781400067589 (acidfree paper)
- 1400067588 (acidfree paper)
- 9781588369826 (ebook)
- 158836982X (ebook)
- Murrow, Edward R
- Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
- Winant, John G. (John Gilbert), 1889-1947
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Military relations -- United States
- United States -- Military relations -- Great Britain
- ARCH FRBC 940.54 O52C 22
- D748 .O47 2010
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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
"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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Includes bibliographical references (pages [441]-449)and index
"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"
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
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