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Under a Darkening Sky - The American Experience in Nazi Europe: 1939-1941 (Hardcover)
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Under a Darkening Sky - The American Experience in Nazi Europe: 1939-1941 (Hardcover)
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A poignant and powerful portrait of Europe in the years between
1939 and 1941-as the Nazi menace marches toward the greatest
man-made catastrophe the world has ever experienced-Under A
Darkening Sky focuses on a diverse group of expatriate Americans.
Told through the eyes and observations of these characters caught
up in these seismic events, the story unfolds alongside a war that
slowly drags a reluctant United States into its violent embrace.
This vibrant narrative takes these dramatic personalities and
evokes the engagement between Europe and a reluctant America from
the September 3rd, 1939-when Britain declares war-through the
tragedy of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In a distinctively
energetic storyline, Robert Lyman brings together a wide range of
encounters, conversations, and memories. It includes individuals
from across the social spectrum, from Josephine Baker to the young
Americans who volunteered to fight in the RAF, as part of the
famous "Eagle Squadrons." Hundreds of young Americans-like the aces
James Goodison, Art Donahue, and the wealthy playboy Billy Fiske,
who was the first American volunteer in the RAF to die in action
during the Battle of Britain-smuggled themselves into Canada so
that they could volunteer for the cockpits of Spitfires and
Hurricanes, as they flew against the deadly Luftwaffe over
ever-darkening skies in London.
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