The letter never sent
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Revealed: Churchill’s unsent letter that could have changed the course of history
On the eve of D-day, the wartime British PM drafted a letter that could have ended De Gaulle’s political career -
There isn't a lot of love lost between the English and the French, as far as I've observed.
I worked at one time with an Australian who had served in WW II on a destroyer in the Australian navy. He related to me one day how they had encountered a French destroyer and had signalled it regarding its intentions. When they received no reply, they fired on and sank the French vessel. I don't think too much has changed since Lord Nelson encountered the Armada.
Big Al
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I am interested in history, especially WWII as my parents were in the thick of it. But I must admit that I am no student of history; @Piano-Dad @jon-nyc , and you are very well read on this topic.
The map in the Guardian article I posted gave me the first visual I've seen of how the invasion unfolded. Utah and Omaha Beaches were just words; now I have a map in my head.
There was another DeGaulle article that I clicked on. Another one of those wartime soap opera episodes involving the petulant Frenchman.
Sidebar about the platform here...I noticed that when I clicked on the link to the Guardian that I embedded in my OP, the software transferred control to the news site rather than opening the link in a new tab as WTF does. Of course people can right click and "Open link in new tab" in their browser. Not sure if that's available on a phone.
In any event, I'm thinking there has to be an admin setting here that I can change. Think it's a good idea to mimic what WTF does? Personally, I prefer the "open new tab" action. How about you?
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Revealed: Churchill’s unsent letter that could have changed the course of history
On the eve of D-day, the wartime British PM drafted a letter that could have ended De Gaulle’s political career -
On a history note...where are you in your quest to read biographies of the Presidents from the first one onward? I think it was a 2010 New Year's resolution. I thought it was a great idea, one that I was going to adopt.
Got a recommendation for a good biography of Washington?
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