America’s commitment to Europe has been staggering. Britain and the Commonwealth have gone SO FAR together. Incredible.
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May 14, 2012
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February 21, 2012
RUDOLF HESS AND HIS ENGLISH STRATEGISTS: AN AMAZING STORY blog.londonconnection.com
My father was never convinced that the entire RUDOLF HESS story had ever been written. My grandfather told me that he had very good English friends who had pro-German sentiments which went back to the German Discussions about Prince Albert. Queen Victoria’s love of all things “German” was her way of showing loyalty to her Prince Consort. The Royal family spoke German when together and communicated and traveled back and forth between England and Germany. A bronze statue of an English Prince Consort was in the center town square of Coburg the entire time during both World I and World II . Those German loyalties were very much a part of many aristocratic British families. King George V, during World War I, changed the name of the British Royal Family from SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA to WINDSOR to publicly disassociate itself from its German relatives. My father used to say that Hess’s flight to Britain to attempt to agree to peace discussions is the most puzzling aspect still unresolved. Modern research infers that even the British Royal Family wanted peace at a time when it looked like Britain would lose the way, but the King’s involvement in preliminary peace discussions with the Germans has never been proved. But the question remains: HOW DID HESS ARRIVE IN ENGLAND, THROUGH INTENSE SURVEILLANCE, WITH NOT EVEN AN AIR RAID SIREN GOING OFF? Churchill eventually solidly backed a FIGHT TO THE DEATH policy which would have had no interest in any discussions with Churchill. Who then were those who gave Rudolf Hess confidence that he would be well received in England to negotiated peace? THIS IS A FANTASTIC DISCUSSION.
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February 9, 2012
WORLD WAR II: THE MOST AMAZING IMAGES
These images were sent to me this afternoon. They are incredible. Thank you, Mabel Powelson
I love this particular image with THE OLD BAILEY standing resolute–absolutely defiant.
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January 7, 2012
CHURCHILL’S BIG MISTAKE: His revelations about World War I in his writings
Interesting news in London this morning. It has been revealed that the Germans had carefully studied Winston Churchill’s history of World War I. They learned that the British had studied the German secret code book, causing the Nazi Government not to publish a code book which could fall into the hands of the British. This was Churchill’s great misjudgment in his history of World War I: he had given the clue to British code breaking in World War I. In our 21th century minds, this an obvious mistake; but in 1930, the world thought differently. Very interesting, I think.
1:30PM Update: I just returned from Portobello Rd where I spoke to two very well informed friends who both told me that the GERMAN MARK PRINTING IN SWITZERLAND is commonly known in London. Hm! Is this the end of the EU? I suppose the Germans aren’t going to be the generous caretakers the Greeks and Italians hope they will be. The times they are a’changin’. This is going to be really interesting.
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November 25, 2011
THE NORMANDY INVASION, WORLD WAR II: A London Connection Visitor’s REPORT of his amazing trip. Wow!
Look what I received this morning about a fabulous day-out-of London trip which is really spectacular. It has touched my heart.
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Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918
November 19, 2011
MONUMENT HONORING WOMEN WHO PLAYED A PART IN WORLD WAR II — WHITEHALL
Stephanie and I adore our friend Maureen Walker who after nearly 30 years collects our London Connection visitors from the airports and happily takes them to the flat where they will enjoy a visit to London. We listen to Maureen’s stories about life in London during World War II when she ran to the shelters and her mother went to the jobs which supported the British war efforts. I have heard of families managing while the husbands were off to war. I was born in 1943 so I remember nothing about the war, but my parents spoke to us often about the war in Europe in later years. Their families were in London, and sending food packages was always part of their lives. My grandmother’s family rooms in California were turned into a warehouse where clothing, shoes, and odd bits were gathered and sent to England. Because we had such close ties on both sides of the pond, ever bit of troubling news frightened my grandmother and every announcement of some good news was cause for a family dinner. Every blessing on the food at dinner started out with these words: ”Bless our family in England that they will be safe.” So, when Maureen starts to talk about the efforts of her mother and aunts during the war, I get chills up my back. We are always in London the end of June and the first of July and this was the situation in July 2005 when Her Majesty the Queen dedicated a very special monument down Whitehall: the MEMORIAL TO THE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II. For some funny reason, when I walk down Whitehall and look at that monument, I hear Vera Lynn singing in my mind and recall the war stories which I have heard for over 65 years. My grandmother used to listen to a recording of Queen Elizabeth, Consort of KingGeorge VI, who addressed the women of the Empire encouraging Mothers to keep the home fires burning. I can still her the Queen’s glittering, twinkling voice as she spoke from her desk in Buckingham Palace. I think it was then that I realized that the Royal Family symbolized the heart and pulse of Britain and the Empire. I knew the Queen’s heart beat with England, and my heart was also touched. Times are different now, and I don’t know if young people today know those feelings. I hope so, and the MONUMENT TO WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II has to touch them– somehow. Recently, when I watched the young man in London rioting about student fees and swinging on the Union Flag at the Cenotaph, I began to wonder. God bless the memory of these brave and courageous women who became the “angels” in a struggle of dirty, evil, and demonic proportions. I often realize it is the women of our world who have the greater strength; it comes from deep, deep in their souls.
THE ROYAL FAMILY DURING THE WAR:
The King declaring War ”Twice in the memory of most of my people.”
The Royal Family were unified in their effort to work in the war effort. Hitler called the Queen “THE MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN IN EUROPE.”
Even Buckingham Palace was hit – 9 times by German planes
The Queen was asked if the two Princesses should go to Canada. She responded: ”The Princesses cannot leave without me, I cannot leave without the King, and the King WILL NEVER LEAVE. That one phrase won the Royal Family a national LOVE for a generation. Powerful Stuff!
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September 14, 2011
DOES THIS IMAGE NOT HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM “THE GREAT GENERATION”?
I LOVE THIS PHOTOGRAPH. Thank you, Silvia, for sending it to me.
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