{"title":"Lynne Olson","description":"\u003cp\u003eLynne Olson is a celebrated author renowned for her compelling narratives that bring history to life. Her works meticulously explore pivotal moments and figures of the past, providing readers with a rich understanding of historical events and their lasting impact. Olson's books often focus on the significant yet underrepresented stories of World War II, making her a favourite among history enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCitizens Of London: The Americans Who Stood With Britain In Its Darkest, Finest Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, Olson delves into the crucial role of American diplomats and leaders in supporting Britain during World War II. This gripping narrative offers a vivid portrayal of the transatlantic alliance that helped shape the outcome of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eEmpress of the Nile\u003c\/em\u003e, Olson explores the riveting story of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, an extraordinary archaeologist whose efforts to save ancient Egyptian monuments during the Cold War are chronicled with great insight and enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLast Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War\u003c\/em\u003e, Olson takes readers to the heart of occupied Europe, highlighting the remarkable collaborations that emerged from adversity and played a decisive role in the Allied victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadame Fourcade's Secret War\u003c\/em\u003e tells the gripping tale of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the daring leader of a vast underground intelligence network in Nazi-occupied France. Olson’s detailed narrative brings to life the bravery and cunning required to resist oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sisterhood of Ravensbrück\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intimate look at the lives of women imprisoned in the notorious Nazi concentration camp. Through meticulous research, Olson sheds light on their endurance and solidarity in the face of unimaginable adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLynne Olson's works, spanning genres of History \u0026amp; Military and Biography \u0026amp; Memoir, are not just informative but remarkably engaging, inviting readers to explore the depths of history through the lens of those who lived it. Her dedication to revealing overlooked stories ensures her books remain timeless additions to any reader's collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"empress-of-the-nile","title":"Empress of the Nile","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating story of the feisty French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time—fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. But the massive press coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the gutsy French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples would now be at the bottom of a gigantic reservoir. It was a project of unimaginable size and complexity that required the fragile sandstone temples to be dismantled, stone by stone, and rebuilt on higher ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesroches-Noblecourt refused to be cowed by anyone or anything. As a brave member of the French Resistance in World War II, she had survived imprisonment by the Nazis; in her fight to save the temples, she had to face down two of the most daunting leaders of the postwar world, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and French president Charles de Gaulle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a century and a half of Western plunder of Egypt's ancient monuments, Desroches-Noblecourt helped preserve a crucial part of its cultural heritage, and, just as importantly, made sure it remained in its homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLynne Olson\u003c\/em\u003e's many fans know her gift for storytelling and for bringing to life heroes who may not be well known but who demand—indeed, rivet—our attention. Who else but Olson could have found Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, a beautiful and brave French resistance fighter brazen enough to tell her Gestapo interrogators to stand up when a woman enters the room, and who happens to be a kind of female Indiana Jones working behind the scenes—alongside Jackie Kennedy!—to save the ancient temples of Egypt? Readers will devour this wonderful book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFirst: Sandra Day O'Connor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpress of the Nile\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating, in-depth look at a woman whose courage never faltered, whether she was facing Nazi interrogators, backstabbing archaeologist colleagues, or the imminent destruction of the Egyptian monuments and artifacts she held most dear. Olson's richly detailed, heart-stopping biography takes the reader for a magnificent ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Magnolia Palace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristiane Desroches-Noblecourt was one of the leading Egyptologists of the twentieth century, yet her remarkable achievements have received little attention. 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A nuanced history that captures the immense amount of material on the period and crafts a cracking good read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e 'Three fascinating Americans living in London helped cement the World War II alliance between Roosevelt and Churchill. Lynne Olson brings us the wonderful saga of Harriman, Murrow, and Winant. Her book is a triumph of research and storytelling. 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When the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II, the city of London became a refuge for the governments and armed forces of six occupied nations - Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Czechoslovakia, and Poland - who escaped there to continue the fight. So, too, did General Charles de Gaulle, the self-appointed representative of free France. As the only European democracy still holding out against Hitler, Britain became known to occupied countries as \u003cem\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this epic, character-driven narrative, acclaimed historian and New York Times-bestselling author Lynne Olson takes us back to those perilous days when the British and their European guests joined forces to combat the mightiest military force in history and restore order to a broken continent. \u003cem\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/em\u003e is a book to be welcomed, both for the past it recovers and also, quite simply, for being such a pleasant tome to read. Certain of these refugee groups have had their stories told before, but Olson's book is the first to weave this all together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's a well-written and well-illustrated book, and deeply researched.\" - The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"In a series of compelling books in recent years, Lynne Olson has established herself as an authoritative and entertaining chronicler of perhaps the largest single event in human history - the Second World War. Now comes \u003cem\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/em\u003e, a powerful and surprising account of how figures from Nazi-occupied Europe found Great Britain an essential shield and sword in the struggle against Hitler. This is a wonderful work of history, told in Olson's trademark style.\" - Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Lion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lynne Olson is a master storyteller, and she brings her great gifts to this riveting narrative of the resistance to Hitler's war machine. 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Brave, independent, and a lifelong rebel against her country's conservative, patriarchal society, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade was temperamentally made for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo other French spy network lasted as long or supplied as much crucial intelligence as Alliance - and as a result, the Gestapo pursued its members relentlessly, capturing, torturing, and executing hundreds of its three thousand agents, including Fourcade's own lover and many of her key spies. Fourcade herself lived on the run and was captured twice by the Nazis. Both times she managed to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough so many of her agents died defending their country, Fourcade survived the occupation to become active in post-war French politics. Now, in a dramatic account of the war that split France in two and forced its people to live side by side with their hated German occupiers, Lynne Olson tells the fascinating story of a woman who stood up for her nation, her fellow citizens, and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"If Lynne Olson had set out to write a novel, she could not have come up with a more fascinating character than Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the glamorous young woman who led the largest French spy network in World War II. This is a case where fact is far more riveting than fiction. Olson chronicles Fourcade's extraordinary story with her customary eye for every revealing detail and every breathtakingly dangerous twist.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Andrew Nagorski, author of \u003cem\u003eHitlerland, The Nazi Hunters, and The Year Germany Lost the War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Incredibly absorbing and long-overdue ... This masterfully told true story reads like fiction and will appeal to readers who devour WWII thrillers à la Kristen Hannah's \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e (2015).\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e - Margaret Flanagan, Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A brilliant, cinematic biography of resistance leader Marie-Madeleine Fourcade ... Olson's weaving of Fourcade's diary artfully and liberally into her own writing and her heart-stopping descriptions of Paris, escapes, and internecine warring create a narrative that's as dramatic as a novel or a film. 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