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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