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From Churchill's War Rooms: Letters of a Secretary 1943-45
From Churchill's War Rooms: Letters of a Secretary 1943-45
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Author: Joanna Moody
Creator: Phil Reed
Publisher: Tempus
Category: Book

List Price: $14.62  (€11.55)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars(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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Product Description

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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2 out of 5 stars 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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