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. |
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תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 9
עמוד 318
... Northolt . He had meant to call at Gibraltar , but a treacherous shift of the wind made landing there impossible . Affairs at the Rock were on his mind as he flew home , however , and soon after he reached London he asked the Colonial ...
... Northolt . He had meant to call at Gibraltar , but a treacherous shift of the wind made landing there impossible . Affairs at the Rock were on his mind as he flew home , however , and soon after he reached London he asked the Colonial ...
עמוד 330
... Northolt had an entertain- ing sequel , for when the baggage was unloaded several strange crates appeared . As Tommy had been told before leaving Moscow that the Soviet Government intended to make a present of caviar and vodka to the ...
... Northolt had an entertain- ing sequel , for when the baggage was unloaded several strange crates appeared . As Tommy had been told before leaving Moscow that the Soviet Government intended to make a present of caviar and vodka to the ...
עמוד 404
... view of all these signs and portents the farewells on the tarmac at Gatow were almost perfunctory . There was no presentiment of what was to come . Mrs. Churchill was waiting at Northolt and drove back with 404 THE WAR AND COLONEL WARDEN.
... view of all these signs and portents the farewells on the tarmac at Gatow were almost perfunctory . There was no presentiment of what was to come . Mrs. Churchill was waiting at Northolt and drove back with 404 THE WAR AND COLONEL WARDEN.
תוכן
THIS IS TOMMY | 3 |
A NIGHT ON THE MUD FLATS 20 | 20 |
THE STORM BREAKS | 34 |
זכויות יוצרים | |
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
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