This history of wartime Lisbon recounts the city’s brief era of splendor in the shadows in all its dimensions. Vivid reporting brings alive the characters who operated in its hotels and grand houses. Not just a colorful narrative, the story is framed by a clear sense of the global stakes involved in Portugal’s fate and the author offers a. Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of World War II, though not a gun was fired there. The only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis power operated openly, it was temporary home to much of Europe's exiled royalty, over one million refugees seeking passage to the U.S., and a host of spies, secret police, captains of industry, bankers, prominent Jews, writers and artists 4/5(1). Lisbon: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, Lochery, Neill: www.doorway.ru: Books. Buy new: $ FREE delivery: Wednesday, July 21 on orders over $ shipped by Amazon. Ships from: www.doorway.ru by:
THROUGHOUT WORLD WAR II, Lisbon was at the centre of world attention.Ê The only European city in which both the Allies and the Axis powers openly operated, it was also a temporary home to much of Europe's exiled royalty; over one million refugees seeking passage to America; and a host of spies, secret police, captains of industry, bankers, prominent Jews, writers and artists, escaped POWs. In this riveting narrative, renowned historian Neill Lochery offers a revelatory portrait of World War II's back stage as he tells the story of how Portugal, a relatively poor European country trying frantically to remain neutral amidst extraordinary pressures, survived the war not only physically intact but significantly wealthier. www.doorway.ru: Lisbon: War in the Shadows of the City of Light, () by Neill Lochery and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.
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