The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1 (Winston Churchill World War II Collection) by Winston Churchill

Author:Winston Churchill
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Published: 2010-06-30T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER XXI

ON THE VERGE

The Threat to Danzig—General Gamelin Invites Me to Visit the Rhine Front—A Tour with General Georges—Some Impressions—French Acceptance of the Defensive—The Position of Atomic Research—My Note on Air Defence—Renewed Efforts to Agree with Soviet Russia—Polish Obstruction—The Military Conversations in Moscow—Stalin’s Account to Me in 1942—A Record in Deceit—Ribbentrop Invited to Moscow—The Russo-German Non-Aggression Treaty—The News Breaks upon the World—Hitler’s Army Orders—“Honesty is the Best Policy”—British Precautionary Measures—The Prime Minister’s Letter to Hitler—An Insolent Reply—Hitler Postpones D-Day—Hitler’s Letter to Mussolini—The Duce’s Reply—The Last Few Days.

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