Thank you very much. Alex --- On Wed, 25/8/10, Turrell, David A (Dave) <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Turrell, David A (Dave) <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier" To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 25 August, 2010, 21:38 Churchill used the phrase in reference to Malta . However, a cursory search of GoogleBooks indicates that the phrase is not uncommon and has been used at various times in reference to Taiwan , Japan , Southern Sweden, and the UK . From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Calvo Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier" Any relationship with General MacArthur's use of the same expression with regard to Taiwan ? --- On Wed, 25/8/10, Antoine Capet <[email protected]> wrote: From: Antoine Capet <[email protected]> Subject: [ChurchillChat] "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier" To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 25 August, 2010, 20:39 Dear David, You might like to have a look at Duncan Campbell's " _The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier: The Implications of American Military Power in Britain_ (1985) in your local library. I suppose the author gives the origin of the phrase in his introduction. Best, A.C. ============== > Visit Amazon's Duncan Campbell Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author Are you an author? Learn about Author Central (Author) From: David Freeman Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:38 AM To: Churchill Chat Subject: [ChurchillChat] Assistance with quotation attribution: "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier" Colleagues, Another history professor has asked me if there is any truth to the claim that Churchill described Britain 's contribution to the Second World War effort included the provision of an "unsinkable aircraft carrier". Does this sound familliar to anyone? Thank you for any assistance you can provide. David Freeman -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
