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Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
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August 19, 2014
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Joe Bongers
Jul 22, 2014 rated it it was amazing
I don't think that I can really add anything here that hasn't already been said. This is a remarkable book. The author tells a fascinating story about a number of people we know pretty well and a number of others that we don't. She connects the larger forces and events to the lives of those impacted by them. She includes the necessary detail for the reader to understand the context without getting bogged down by them.

Perhaps most importantly, she has resurrected the legacy of John Gilbert Winan
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