Pre-Owned Citizens of London : The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour (Hardcover) 9781400067589

from Y2Ash

I was a soldier. I was a sailor. I was a pilot. I was a citizen of London. Honestly, Citizens of London probably deserves another star but I wasn't in the right headspace to give it. However, I do know a good book when I read one. We all know how long it took the United States to become an ...

from Jared_Runck

Having read "Those Angry Days," in which Olson chronicles America's journey into World War II, I had learned to appreciate Olson's skill at understanding and explicating complicated relationships. However, whereas "Those Angry Days" focused mainly on antagonistic relationships (especially between...

from Cascadian

A review copy I have of this book has the subtitle "The Americans Who Stood with Britain in its Darkest, Finest Hour." The edition I received through Library Thing, on the other hand, carries the subtitle "How Britain Was Rescued in Its Darkest, Finest Hour." I think the change from the former to...

from tututhefirst

A different perspective of life in London during World War II. It certainly gave me insight into several individuals who played important roles in bringing the US into the war, but who don't often appear in many of the work written about the era. The relationship between Averill Harriman, Edward ...

from tututhefirst

A different perspective of life in London during World War II. It certainly gave me insight into several individuals who played important roles in bringing the US into the war, but who don't often appear in many of the work written about the era. The relationship between Averill Harriman, Edward ...