To: Homer_J_Simpson; henkster
Winston is seriously bummed about the lack of support by Roosevelt and Ike for his Rhodes plan. I just don’t get why it is so important to him. Did he think he could get Turkey in the war if he can take the Dodecanese? I can’t imagine why Turkey would do that even if Rhodes was in Allied hands. Why take on Germany when the Russians, British and Americans already are with success?
To: colorado tanker; Homer_J_Simpson
I think Winnie was doing everything he could to divert the strategic axis from Overlord to the Eastern Mediterranean-Balkans.
10 posted on
10/15/2013 3:17:44 PM PDT by
henkster
(Communists never negotiate.)
To: colorado tanker; henkster
I will repost the excerpt from August 2 in which Churchill summarizes his reasons for pushing the Aegean offensive.
11 posted on
10/15/2013 5:54:44 PM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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