SOCIAL SCIENCES

Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War

by Lynne Olson
Random. Apr. 2017. 576p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780812997354. $30; ebk. ISBN 9780812997361. HIST
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In her latest offering, best-selling author Olson (Those Angry Days; Citizens of London; A Question of Honor) revisits World War II history, a topic of several of her previous works. The author once again focuses on the intersections between war and politics, this time with an emphasis on the exile governments situated in London during the conflict. Olson's main argument is that cooperative wartime exile helped many European leaders form connections and networks with one another that would not have been possible in more distant circumstances. These relationships laid the foundation for such political and economic developments as the Benelux Treaty and the European Union. Olson's work is well-researched and well-written, weaving together personal narratives of many prominent Allied leaders with political intrigue and wartime developments.
VERDICT Recommended to readers with an interest in World War II, political science, European history, and 20th-century history.
Reviewed by Crystal Goldman, Univ. of California, San Diego Lib. , Nov 01, 2016
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