So who initiated irreconcilable confrontation right in the heart of Europe after the WWII and 40-year division of the German people?
Author: Nikolay STARIKOV
Episode 19. How Churchill lost and reclaimed his victory in World War II
London and Washington’s primary goal in the debut of their Hitler project was to crush any potential competitors to the Anglo-Saxon currency and to create a new, dollar-based world.
Episode 18. How Britain assisted the Soviet Union’s fight against Hitler (III)
Part I, Part II On July 28, 1942 Stalin issued his famous order no. 227: “Not one step back!” And this was not because he had forgotten to do it in 1941, but because the state of affairs on the front lines of the war had become much more dangerous […]
Episode 18. How Britain assisted the Soviet Union’s fight against Hitler (II)
But out of the 34 merchant ships and tankers in the PQ 17 convoy, which set sail out of Hvalfjörður fjord on June 27, 1942, only 13 made it to the shores of the Soviet Union.
Episode 18. How Britain assisted the Soviet Union’s fight against Hitler (I)
In previous installments of the Episodes, we have frequently described the obvious examples of British diplomatic maneuvering in regard to Hitler immediately prior to and at the beginning of World War II (please read, for example, the chapters Poland Betrayed and Who Signed the Death Sentence for France in 1940?) […]
The Republic of Texas and Other “Terrorist Organizations” (II)
Proclamation of a new state in Texas in 1836 was in no way different than what happened in Donetsk and Luhansk in 2014.
The Republic of Texas and Other “Terrorist Organizations” (I)
Nikolay Starikov explains why the actions taken by the people of the Donbass in 2014 look more justified than the insurrection of the American colonists in late XVIII century.
Episode 17. Britain – Adolf Hitler’s star-crossed love (III)
Part I, part II Never during this time did Great Britain agree to peace negotiations. She steadily continued her shelling of German cities. She showed her resolve to fight until the end. The United Kingdom could be fought, and even defeated, but after examining his options, Adolf Hitler asked himself […]
Episode 17. Britain – Adolf Hitler’s star-crossed love (II)
Part I Two weeks after Britain’s treacherous attack on the French navy, the world was already discussing a very different event. On July 19, 1940, Adolf Hitler stepped up to the podium of the German Reichstag. In that hall sat not only the members of the German parliament, but also […]
Episode 17. Britain – Adolf Hitler’s star-crossed love (I)
Nothing must be done between England and Germany which would in any way violate the prestige of Great Britain. Adolf Hitler[1] When Hitler realized that his original idea, the creation of a powerful Reich of all Germans allied to Britain, could not be realized, he tried to build and secure […]
Episode 16. Who signed death sentence for France in 1940? (II)
Part I When analyzing the causes of the improbably rapid downfall of France in 1940, it would be amiss not to mention the wonderful plan developed by German General Erich von Manstein. But the Brits made an equally important contribution to France’s defeat. The English gave no thought to rescuing […]
Episode 16. Who signed death sentence for France in 1940? (I)
This is something you ought to know: each time we must choose between Europe and the open sea, we shall always choose the open sea. Winston Churchill[1] A reverse on the Continent had been enough to make Great Britain desire to absorb herself in her own defence. Charles de Gaulle[2] […]
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