"Citizens of London", a history/'expose' set in London in WW II that you should read.
"In her latest book, Lynne Olson, author of the highly acclaimed Troublesome Young Men, focuses once again on Britain in World War II, this time from an American perspective. Citizens of London is the engrossing behind-the-scenes story of how the United States and Britain forged their crucial wartime alliance, as seen from the viewpoint of three key American players in London.
Drawing from a wide variety of primary sources, Olson depicts the personal journeys of these men, who, determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and reluctant American public to back the British at a critical time.
The three – Edward R. Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News 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 – formed close ties with Winston Churchill and were drawn into Churchill’s official and family circles.
So intense were their relationships with the Churchills that all of them were involved romantically with members of the prime minister’s family: Harriman and Murrow with Churchill’s daughter-in-law, Pamela, and Winant with his favorite daughter, Sarah."
- See more at: http://lynneolson.com/citizens-of-london/#sthash.uW7wqRN0.dpuf
John Gilbert WHO?
Well, the guy who followed ambassador Joe Kennedy (Germanophile) after he cut and ran.
Never heard of him , and I bet you haven't either.
A true unsung hero of the war.
Fascinating read.
Spoiler?...Sometimes we behaved badly in 'aiding' Great Britain before and after Pearl harbor.
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I very much enjoyed 'In the Garden of Beasts' by Erik Larson,and I'm going to definitely get the book you suggested...thanks for the info
