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 86
עמוד 83
... operation which , in reality , offered very few advantages . Dominated by enemy air bases , Pantelleria had a poor harbour and an inadequate airfield of its own . Once seized , the island could easily become a liability . Admiral ...
... operation which , in reality , offered very few advantages . Dominated by enemy air bases , Pantelleria had a poor harbour and an inadequate airfield of its own . Once seized , the island could easily become a liability . Admiral ...
עמוד 160
... operation . The German surface raiders could have taken a ter- rible toll , but Hitler forbade them to leave home waters . After the Vaagsoy operations the previous December , when Combined Opera- tions assault forces were put ashore ...
... operation . The German surface raiders could have taken a ter- rible toll , but Hitler forbade them to leave home waters . After the Vaagsoy operations the previous December , when Combined Opera- tions assault forces were put ashore ...
עמוד 272
... operation ; talks with President Inönü about Turkey's entry into the war ; the precise timing of " Over- lord " ; and the arrangements for " Anvil , " the South of France land- ings . Still troubled by an undertaking he had rashly given ...
... operation ; talks with President Inönü about Turkey's entry into the war ; the precise timing of " Over- lord " ; and the arrangements for " Anvil , " the South of France land- ings . Still troubled by an undertaking he had rashly given ...
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Admiral Cunningham Admiralty afternoon aircraft airfield Algiers Allied already American armoured Army arrived asked attack battle became 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 desert dinner Downing Street Eisenhower Eisenhower's Embassy enemy England fighting Fleet flying force France French front Gaulle German Gibraltar Government Greece ground guarded Harry Hopkins Hopkins invasion Ismay journey later Leslie Rowan London lunch Map Room Marrakesh Marshal Mary Churchill Mediterranean meeting military Molotov morning Moscow Nairn naval Navy never night North Africa officers operation party President Prime Minister Prime Minister's problems reached Richard Pim Roosevelt Royal Royal Navy Russian Sea Lord Secretary seemed sent ships signal soon Stalin talks tanks tion Tobruk told Tommy took train troops Tube Alloys U-boat villa Wavell