Residents of London: The People Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Best Hour

The acclaimed creator of
Troublesome Younger Malesreveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the US solid its wartime alliance with Britain, instructed from the attitude of three key American gamers in London: Edward R. Murrow, the good-looking, chain-smoking head of CBS Information in Europe; Averell Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR’s Lend-Lease program in London; and John Gilbert Winant, the shy, idealistic U.S. ambassador to Britain. Every man fashioned shut ties with Winston Churchill—a lot so that every one grew to become romantically concerned with members of the prime minister’s household. Drawing from a wide range of main sources, Lynne Olson skillfully depicts the dramatic private journeys of those males who, decided to avoid wasting Britain from Hitler, helped persuade a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and reluctant American public to again the British at a important time. Deeply human, brilliantly researched, and superbly written,
Residents of London is a brand new triumph from an creator swiftly changing into one of many best in her discipline.