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Churchill's Guests: Britain and the Belgian Exiles during World War II.

Publication: Albion
Publication Date: 22-SEP-04 		Format: Online - approximately 789 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Churchill's Guests: Britain and the Belgian Exiles during World War II.(Book Review)

Article Excerpt
Robert W. Allen. Churchill's Guests: Britain and the Belgian Exiles during World War II. Westport, Conn.: Praeger; dist. by Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, Conn. 2003. Pp. xxviii, 212. $67.95. ISBN 1-313-32218-X.

During World War II Great Britain was a temporary home to several million Allied servicemen. The Americans and Canadians have received the most attention from historians, but the European exiles also deserve examination. Robert W. Allen is a retired U.S. Air Force officer whose own military career introduced him to service overseas. This book, based on his post-retirement doctoral dissertation at University College London, offers revealing insights into the Belgian experience.

Allen begins with the disaster of 1940. Belgian forces were quickly overwhelmed and King Leopold...



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