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| From Churchill's War Rooms: Letters of a Secretary 1943-45 | 
enlarge | Author: Joanna Moody Creator: Phil Reed Publisher: Tempus Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (1 reviews) Sales Rank: 676892
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 240 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0752446088 Dewey Decimal Number: 941.084092 EAN: 9780752446080 ASIN: 0752446088
Publication Date: January 1, 2009 (New: This Week) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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The period from 1943 to 1945 saw some of the most important events of World War II, and few were fully aware of the decisions that were to affect the outcome of this global conflict. Yet, a young wartime secretary, Olive Christopherson, spent this remarkable time working in Churchill's famous Cabinet War Rooms. She became one of a tiny inner circle of people party to the political secrets of the crucial final years of the conflict. Working for long hours in an underground bunker opposite St. James' Park, Olive wrote a series of letters to her fiance filled with incredible details about the glamorous lifestyle and travel she enjoyed because of her job. Published for the first time, this illuminating and poignant correspondence offers a rare insight into the workings of the War Rooms and documents the rich experiences of a woman with exclusive access to the closed world of Churchill's inner circle.
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  Not Really From Churchill's War Rooms April 20, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Do not buy this book if your motivation is to obtain the inside dope on how Winston Churchill's office operated in World War II.
This is essentially a set of letters between two young people in love, but separated by war. Given security censorship in place at the time almost nothing of general or lasting importance is imparted in these letters, albeit one of the pair was a civilian secretary in London's famous Cabinet War Rooms. Even at that, the secretary, Olive Christopher, worked for General Hollis not Mr. Churchill.
I think the book's title and dust jacket constitute a mild case of misbranding by the publisher.
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