The War and Colonel WardenKnopf, 1963 - 422 עמודים An intimate World War II Churchill diary derived from the recollections of Churchill's wartime Aide decamp Tommy Thompson, important as a primary source, including some little-known anecdotes. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 17
עמוד xii
... Brendan Bracken , and I were the only ones present . Churchill talked about the election . The repudiation by the British people had been a very deep shock to him . He told me that the week since I had seen him in Potsdam had been the ...
... Brendan Bracken , and I were the only ones present . Churchill talked about the election . The repudiation by the British people had been a very deep shock to him . He told me that the week since I had seen him in Potsdam had been the ...
עמוד 248
... Brendan Bracken , and Tommy . After proposing " The King " the Prime Minister gave one of Wellington's Peninsula toasts- " Our Men , Our Swords , Our Religion , Ourselves , Our Women , Absent Friends ” —a ritual which he repeated each ...
... Brendan Bracken , and Tommy . After proposing " The King " the Prime Minister gave one of Wellington's Peninsula toasts- " Our Men , Our Swords , Our Religion , Ourselves , Our Women , Absent Friends ” —a ritual which he repeated each ...
עמוד 408
... Brendan Bracken . Mrs. Churchill did her best to cheer everyone up and the Prime Minister fought bravely to hide his feelings , but as Sarah and Mary choked their way through the meal they realized how desperately distressed he was ...
... Brendan Bracken . Mrs. Churchill did her best to cheer everyone up and the Prime Minister fought bravely to hide his feelings , but as Sarah and Mary choked their way through the meal they realized how desperately distressed he was ...
תוכן
THIS IS TOMMY | 3 |
A NIGHT ON THE MUD FLATS 20 | 20 |
THE STORM BREAKS | 34 |
זכויות יוצרים | |
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Admiral Cunningham Admiralty afternoon aircraft airfield Alexander Algiers Allied already Ambassador American armoured Army arrived ashore asked attack bomb Brendan Bracken Britain British Cabinet Cairo Captain Chequers Chiefs of Staff Churchill Churchill's Commander Thompson's notes Commander-in-Chief Conference convoy cruiser dinner discussions Downing Street Eisenhower Eisenhower's Embassy enemy England fighting Fleet flying force France French front Gaulle German Gibraltar Government Greece Greek ground guarded Harry Hopkins Hopkins invasion Ismay Italy Jock Colville journey later Leslie Rowan London Lord lunch Map Room Marrakesh Marshal Mediterranean meeting military Molotov Montgomery morning Moscow naval Navy night North Africa officers operation Overlord party President Prime Minister Prime Minister's reached Richard Pim Roosevelt Royal Royal Navy Russian Sea Lord Secretary seemed sent ships signal soon Stalin talks tanks tion told Tommy took train troops Tube Alloys U-boat villa Wavell