We seem to be witnessing an August bumper crop (premature; they usually come in the dead of winter when people have more time on their hands) of Outrageous Declarations about Winston Churchill. See the "myths" section of our website, particularly this one:
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/myths/myths/he-bombed-dresden-as-payback-for-coventry It was Truman who had plenary authority to drop the bombs that ended WW2, though Churchill certainly approved. We've covered that one, too. I'm still waiting for my two favorites, that he knew about Pearl Harbor and engineered the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Gassing the Iraqis is a Golden Oldie, but it's been used too much to shock anybody anymore. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
