Physical Description
xviii, 553 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents
"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 battle of Britain
"My god, this is a lovely place to be!": The exhilaration of wartime London
"This is London calling": The BBC brings hope to occupied Europe
"The avalance of Vs": The first spark of European resistance
Spying on the Nazis: Cracking enigma and other European intelligence coups
"Mad Hatter's tea party": Soe and its struggle to set Europe ablaze
Factions, feuds, and infighting: The shock of exile
"Rich and poor relations": The European and Allies' fading importance
"The ugly reality": The Soviet threat to Poland and Czechoslovakia
"The England game": Soe's Dutch disaster
"Be more careful next time": Soe's debacle in France
"Heroism beyond anything I can tell you": Rescuing Allied airmen
A giant jigsaw puzzle: European spies prepare for D-Day
"A formidable secret army": The resurrection of Soe
"The poor little English donkey": Stalin and Roosevelt flex their muscles
Settling the score: Europe's liberation begins
"A tale of two cities": Warsaw and Paris rise up
"I was a stranger and you took me in": Defeat at Arnhem
The hunger winter: The Netherlands' looming destruction
"There was never a happier day": Coming home
"Why are you crying, young man?": The West turns its back on Poland and Czechoslovakia
"A collective fault": The shadow of collaboration
"The world could not possibly be the same": Planning for the future
"My counsel to Europe: Unite!": Postwar Europe bands together.
ISBN
9780812987164
0812987160
Notes
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 battle of Britain -- "My god, this is a lovely place to be!": The exhilaration of wartime London -- "This is London calling": The BBC brings hope to occupied Europe -- "The avalance of Vs": The first spark of European resistance -- Spying on the Nazis: Cracking enigma and other European intelligence coups -- "Mad Hatter's tea party": Soe and its struggle to set Europe ablaze -- Factions, feuds, and infighting: The shock of exile -- "Rich and poor relations": The European and Allies' fading importance -- "The ugly reality": The Soviet threat to Poland and Czechoslovakia -- "The England game": Soe's Dutch disaster -- "Be more careful next time": Soe's debacle in France -- "Heroism beyond anything I can tell you": Rescuing Allied airmen -- A giant jigsaw puzzle: European spies prepare for D-Day -- "A formidable secret army": The resurrection of Soe -- "The poor little English donkey": Stalin and Roosevelt flex their muscles -- Settling the score: Europe's liberation begins -- "A tale of two cities": Warsaw and Paris rise up -- "I was a stranger and you took me in": Defeat at Arnhem -- The hunger winter: The Netherlands' looming destruction -- "There was never a happier day": Coming home -- "Why are you crying, young man?": The West turns its back on Poland and Czechoslovakia -- "A collective fault": The shadow of collaboration -- "The world could not possibly be the same": Planning for the future -- "My counsel to Europe: Unite!": Postwar Europe bands together.
