Wednesday Jan 23, 2019
#08 - We All Feel Thoroughly Ashamed: Mers el Kebir [WWII]
Winston Churchill orders an attack on the French Fleet in order to keep the ships from falling in to the hands of Nazi Germany. The attack turns into a political mistake and sows discord between allies. One of the most interesting and debated decisions of Churchill during World War 2.
Written by: Sean Michael Chick
Correction: President Franklin Roosevelt told Ambassador René de Saint-Quentin that he would have done what Churchill did at Mers-El-Kebir.
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