French Soldiers on Parade, 1939 Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, and, true to their treaty obligations, Britain and France declared war on Germany. However, neither nation did much to help their Polish ally. With the Germany army heavily engaged in Poland, the French could have launched an attack from the east. Instead, the […]
This is a reprint of my post of July 23, 2018. Sometime during the autumn of 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war in Europe, my family moved to Florida. I believe that Dad was thinking of retiring there. Anyway, he rented a house in Punta Gorda, on Florida’s gulf coast, and we settled in […]
French Army on Parade in 1939 Here I write a cautionary tale about the destruction of a fine army and the ignominious collapse of a proud nation. It is the story of France, 1940. Parts of the story I have told before. This is a more complete account of the events leading up to May-June […]
Sometime during the autumn of 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war in Europe, my family moved to Florida. I believe my father was thinking of retiring there. Anyway, he rented a house in Punta Gorda, on Florida’s gulf coast, and we settled in for what we believed would be a long stay. I was […]
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