"Papa is shocked and deeply grieved that such action has been necessary." "It is so terrible that we should be forced to fire on our own erstwhile allies," she wrote. The battle affected him deeply, as daughter Mary observed in her diary. Churchill paced his office, and kept repeating, "Terrible, terrible."
James Somerville is ordered to attack the French battleship Bretagne when it won't surrender.ĪT 10 DOWNING, NEWS of the fighting began to arrive. But not all of the ship's commanders are amenable.
(You can also hear an interview with the author on Morning Edition in early March.) In this first published excerpt, Churchill has ordered that the French relinquish or disable their ships with the fear that Germany may otherwise make use of them. We are excited to share with you an exclusive peek at Larson's new book. As Winston Churchill begins his first year as prime minister, Adolf Hitler overtakes France - with England as the next target. His latest work takes us to May 1940 England.
How?Īuthor Erik Larson has transported readers to many times and places - from the 1893 World's Fair in The Devil in the White City to the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania in Dead Wake. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Splendid and the Vile Subtitle A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Author Erik Larson
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