The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Franklin D. Roosevelt. From the very start, Churchill understood a fundamental truth about the war: that he could not win it without the eventual participation of the United States. Left to itself, he believed, Britain could endure and hold Germany at bay, but only the industrial might and manpower of America would ensure the final eradication of
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Britain declared war against Germany, on September 3, 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, the government prepared in earnest for the bombing and invasion that was sure to follow.
Erik Larson • The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
“It is slothful not to compress your thoughts,” he said.