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At risk of being overwhelmed by Hennesey's deep expertise in Cold War doomsday scenario planning.... I thought this was a history of Britain, not of what Macmillan wanted to say to Kennedy, or what a Soviet submariner was thinking during the Cuban Missile Crisis!
— May 10, 2026 01:42PM
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“…especially dangerous among the newly-independent nations of Africa and Asia. Against this background the Long predominance of European culture, civilisation, wealth and power may be drawing to a close.”
Plus ça change!
[Notice also the quality of HM’s prose. And the omission of the comma after the time/context opening clause (which is obligatory in Chinese, and not needed in English!) Love it.]
— Apr 06, 2026 02:34AM
Plus ça change!
[Notice also the quality of HM’s prose. And the omission of the comma after the time/context opening clause (which is obligatory in Chinese, and not needed in English!) Love it.]
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Marvellous, but too much to take in!
Among many other gems, we note PM Harold MacMillan’s observations in a secret-ish memorandum at the start of 1961:
“In the political and propaganda field, Russian (and to a lesser extent Chinese) subversion, blackmail, seduction and threats, as well as the glamour of what seems a growing and dynamic system, have impressed hesitant and neutral countries, and are proving…”
— Apr 06, 2026 02:31AM
Among many other gems, we note PM Harold MacMillan’s observations in a secret-ish memorandum at the start of 1961:
“In the political and propaganda field, Russian (and to a lesser extent Chinese) subversion, blackmail, seduction and threats, as well as the glamour of what seems a growing and dynamic system, have impressed hesitant and neutral countries, and are proving…”
