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Churchill vs De Gaulle (25.05.2026) - De Gaulle was tense and wary, Churchill warm on the surface but apprehensive underneath.
Churchill vs De Gaulle (25.05.2026) - Churchill sent for Morton to order him to send de Gaulle forcibly back to Algiers – ‘in chains if necessary’. Harvey commented: ‘PM is almost insane at times in his hatred of de Gaulle,
— May 25, 2026 02:12PM
Churchill vs De Gaulle (25.05.2026) - Churchill sent for Morton to order him to send de Gaulle forcibly back to Algiers – ‘in chains if necessary’. Harvey commented: ‘PM is almost insane at times in his hatred of de Gaulle,
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Churchill: ‘I am no more enamoured than you (Roosevelt) of de Gaulle but I would rather have him on the Committee than strutting about as a combination of Joan of Arc and Clemenceau.”
Churchill vs De Gaulle: “…felt that there had been a ‘good atmosphere’. Good atmosphere’ meant that the two men had not actually screamed at each other.
Trivia: Do you know where the decision for D-Day was taken? Tehran, Iran!
— May 24, 2026 02:55PM
Churchill vs De Gaulle: “…felt that there had been a ‘good atmosphere’. Good atmosphere’ meant that the two men had not actually screamed at each other.
Trivia: Do you know where the decision for D-Day was taken? Tehran, Iran!
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October 1942 De Gaulle and Churchill have a HUGE argument...De Gaulle returned from a Middle East tour. Churchill was livid that De Gaulle used the trip to whip up anti-British sentiments!
— May 20, 2026 03:22PM
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Well, after reading part 1….De Gaulle was quite a character! He had no oratory or diplomatic skills. It was his way….or the highway!
— May 18, 2026 01:41PM
