Reviews
"Engaging and original, rich in anecdote and analysis, this is a terrific work of history."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion " Citizens of London is a great read about the small band of Americans and their courageous role in helping Britain through the darkest days of early World War II. I thought I knew a lot about this dangerous period, but Lynne Olson has taught me so much more."--Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation "A deeply inspiring chronicle of the special relationship between America and Britain when it mattered most."--Chris Matthews, anchor, MSNBC's Hardball "Ingenious history . . . All three men were colorful, larger-than-life figures, and Olson's absorbing narrative does them justice."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An engaging history . . . a vibrant city fueled by courage and resolve."-- The Christian Science Monitor "An original and fascinating book."-- Lincoln Journal Star "[A] cracking good read."-- New York Post, "Engaging and original, rich in anecdote and analysis, this is a terrific work of history."-Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of American Lion " Citizens of London is a great read about the small band of Americans and their courageous role in helping Britain through the darkest days of early World War II. I thought I knew a lot about this dangerous period, but Lynne Olson has taught me so much more."-Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation "A deeply inspiring chronicle of the special relationship between America and Britain when it mattered most."-Chris Matthews, anchor, MSNBC's Hardball "Ingenious history . . . All three men were colorful, larger-than-life figures, and Olson's absorbing narrative does them justice."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An engaging history . . . a vibrant city fueled by courage and resolve."- The Christian Science Monitor "An original and fascinating book."- Lincoln Journal Star "[A] cracking good read."- New York Post, "Engaging and original, rich in anecdote and analysis, this is a terrific work of history."--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion " Citizens of London is a great read about the small band of Americans and their courageous role in helping Britain through the darkest days of early World War II. I thought I knew a lot about this dangerous period, but Lynne Olson has taught me so much more."--Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation "A deeply inspiring chronicle of the special relationship between America and Britain when it mattered most."--Chris Matthews, anchor, MSNBC's Hardball "Ingenious history . . . All three men were colorful, larger-than-life figures, and Olson's absorbing narrative does them justice."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An engaging history . . . a vibrant city fueled by courage and resolve."-- The Christian Science Monitor "An original and fascinating book."-- Lincoln Journal Star "[A] cracking good read."-- New York Post, "Citizens of Londonis a great read about the small band of Americans and their courageous role in helping Britain through the darkest days of early World War II. I thought I knew a lot about that dangerous period but Lynne Olson has taught me so much more."-Tom Brokaw "Brilliantly bursting with beautiful prose, Olson flutters our hearts by capturing the essence of the public and private lives of those who faced death, touched the precipice, hung on by their eyelids, and saved the free world from destruction by the forces of evil." -Bill Gardner, New Hampshire Secretary of State "In this engaging and original book, Lynne Olson tells the story of the Americans who did the New World credit by giving their all to help Churchill's Britain hold on against Hitler. Rich in anecdote and analysis, this is a terrific work of history.-Jon Meacham, author ofAmerican Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House "Like any good history book, this is a reminder: a reminder of how some Americans came to London and rallied to Britain's cause in 1940 and 1941-that is before Pearl Harbor, when Hitler's Germany came very close to winning the Second World War. Citizens of Londonis really two books in one: a detailed record of what an American ambassador (John Gilbert Winant), a Roosevelt appointee (Averell Harriman) and American broadcaster (Edward R. Murrow) did for the British-and, yes, also for the Americancause. At the same time, it is a detailed account of American/British relations through the War, another tale that is not simple." -John Lukacs, author of Five Days in London: May 1940 "This is history at its most personal and compelling, a group portrait of three fascinating individuals-Winant, Harriman, and Murrow-whose lives intersected at a pivotal moment in the 20th century, when the fates of America and Britain were interlocked. The result is what the English call 'a rollicking read.'"-Strobe Talbott, author ofThe Great Experiment: Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Search for a Global Nation "Citizens of Londonis a stirring portrait of brave England in its finest hour. At its exciting center are the Americans who became England's true friends as it fought for survival against Hitler's Luftwaffe. Here is Edward R. Murrow reporting on the Blitz as the bombs dropped and city burned about him. You'll meet the young, gutsy American pilots of the Eagle Squadron who broke their country's law to serve with the RAF. Then, nearest to London's heart, you'll discover the noble US Ambassador Gilbert Winant who brought to fighting England all the fineness and generosity his country could spar and more. Lynne Olson has produced a deeply inspiring chronicle of the special relationship when it mattered most. She's turned out a truly grand companion to Jon Meacham's majesticFranklin and Winston."-Chris Matthews, Anchor, MSNBC's Hardball "If you don't think there's any more to learn about the power struggles, rivalries and dramas-both personal and political-about the US-British aliance in the World War II years, this book will change your mind-and keep you turning the pages as well."-Jeff Greenfield, Senior Political Correspondent, CBS News
