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Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history, most of which focus on World War II. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has called her "our era's foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy."
Lynne’s latest book, The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis In Hitler’s All-Female Concentration Camp, will be published by Random House on June 3,2025. Three of her previous books — Madame Fourcade's Secret War, Those Angry Days, and Citizens of London were New York Times bestsellers.
Born in Hawaii, Lynne graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a journalist for ten years, first ...more

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	Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour 4.28 avg rating — 8,580 ratings — published 2010 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler 4.22 avg rating — 8,634 ratings — published 2019 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War 4.32 avg rating — 3,554 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction 4.25 avg rating — 3,571 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 4.18 avg rating — 2,202 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson (Goodreads Author), Stanley Cloud (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 1,261 ratings — published 2003 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England 4.27 avg rating — 1,317 ratings — published 2007 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp 4.40 avg rating — 937 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970 4.35 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unsung Heroes of World War II: Europe 3.99 avg rating — 74 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

I’m so excited to share the fabulous cover for my new book, Empress of the Nile, which will be published next year on Feb. 28. Empress tells the story of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, a willful real-life version of Indiana Jones, who faced off against the Gestapo in World War II, then led an international campaign in the 1960s to save several of Egypt’s most priceless temples from being des Read more of this blog post »

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The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women's Justice

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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

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“we’re inclined to say what we think, even when we have not thought very much.”
― Lynne Olson, Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour

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“There was no bombing of the U.S. mainland, no civilian casualties, no destruction of millions of homes. Indeed, while the standard of living plummeted for the vast majority of Britons during the war, many if not most Americans lived better than ever before.”
― Lynne Olson, Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour

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“The German embassy in Washington had spent thousands of dollars to send fifty isolationist Republican congressmen to the convention to work for the adoption of an isolationist platform.”
― Lynne Olson, Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941

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Which nonfiction work would you like to read with the RFP group during June and July? Please vote here.

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

43 votes, 33.9%

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

22 votes, 17.3%

Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson

22 votes, 17.3%

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba

17 votes, 13.4%

Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer by Dick Van Dyke

11 votes, 8.7%

Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War by Lynne Olson

6 votes, 4.7%

The Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West by Christopher Corbett

6 votes, 4.7%

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