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Britain: Last Hope Island with Lynne Olson
Chalke Valley History Hit
English - September 23, 2017 06:30 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsSociety & Culture History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the early days of World War II, London became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of occupied Europe. In their struggles against the mightiest military force in history, Britain become known as 'Last Hope Island’. In this episode, acclaimed historian Lynne Olson discusses her book and describes how the British and their European guests joined forces to restore order to a broken continent.
Recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival 2017.
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