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NAMES: Olson, Lynne, author. TITLE: Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War / Lynne Olson. DESCRIPTION: First Edition. | New York: Random House, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. IDENTIFIERS: LCCN 2016019187 | ISBN 9780812997354 (hardback) | ISBN 9780812997361 (ebook) SUBJECTS: LCSH: World War, 1939–1945—Governments in exile. | World War, 1939–1945—Diplomatic history. | World War, 1939–1945—Europe. | World War, 1939–1945—Great Britain. | Heads of state—England—London—History—20th century. | Europeans—England—London—History—20th century. | Exiles—England—London—History—20th century. | Political refugees—England—London—History—20th century. | Government, Resistance to—Europe—History—20th century. | Europe—Politics and government—1918–1945. CLASSIFICATION: LCC D810.G6 O46 2016 | DDC 940.53/4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016019187
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