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*188 it is a joke in the United Kingdom that the war office is always preparing for the last war | |||
*170 - Right after Poland was invaded there was a slight pause. France suggested to Britain that they don't bomb Germany because Germany would retaliate on France by destroying its war factories which were unprotected | *170 - Right after Poland was invaded there was a slight pause. France suggested to Britain that they don't bomb Germany because Germany would retaliate on France by destroying its war factories which were unprotected | ||
*165 - Churchill slept for at least 1 hour as early in the afternoon as possible and then he would work till 2:00 or so a.m. and wake up at 8:00 or 9 thus he said he had 1.5 days per day | *165 - Churchill slept for at least 1 hour as early in the afternoon as possible and then he would work till 2:00 or so a.m. and wake up at 8:00 or 9 thus he said he had 1.5 days per day |
Revision as of 08:03, 23 July 2023
By Winston Churchill
https://archive.org/details/secondworldwar0000chur_y7z2
Notes
- 188 it is a joke in the United Kingdom that the war office is always preparing for the last war
- 170 - Right after Poland was invaded there was a slight pause. France suggested to Britain that they don't bomb Germany because Germany would retaliate on France by destroying its war factories which were unprotected
- 165 - Churchill slept for at least 1 hour as early in the afternoon as possible and then he would work till 2:00 or so a.m. and wake up at 8:00 or 9 thus he said he had 1.5 days per day
- P161- speak for England Mr prime Minister
- P160 - war was preceded by a barrage of sabotage and murder. Churchill carried a gun
- 158 - Hitler pretended to. Negotiate with Pola d right to the day he invaded, so that England would not join and fight to help Poland, logistical move.
- 103 - england will bring the whole world against you, like last time - Churchill warned Ribbentrop
- 119 - this was the last I saw Herr Ribbentrop before he was hanged