The Dodecanese Campaign: The History of Nazi Germanys Last Major Victory in World War II Audiobook Libro.fm

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By mid1943 British leaders particularly Churchill believed that while the defeat of Germany and Italy were important victory should not be achieved at the expense of ceding control of postwar Europe to the Soviets What went unsaid was that Churchills goal was British control over the Mediterranean and his insistence on using Allied resources in the Mediterranean and working to block Russian gains even while the war was still in progress caused some of the most vituperative exchanges between Britain and America At one point Churchill even began to actively consider pursuing the war in the Mediterranean independently and without American support The Chief of the British Imperial General Staff General Sir Alan Brooke normally one of Churchills most ardent supporters became concerned that his obsession with the Mediterranean was driving the prime minister beyond rational action I am slowly becoming convinced that in his old age Winston is becoming less and less well balanced1