Samstag, 3. Dezember 2011

Edward VIII
















Not only paradigmatic for the whole of the 20th century in his style, Edward was also very popular with his subjects but Churchill and certain politicians as well as parts of the FBI opposed him. One wonders what would have happened had he not abdicated. Maybe there would have been no war between Germany and Britain (and the U.S.)...

4 Kommentare:

La Sombra Sofisticada hat gesagt…

Definitely an interesting thought.

v. Braun. hat gesagt…

I saw an interesting documentary about the Duke of Windsor the other night; it motivated me to order his autobiography 'A King's Story'. I am looking forward to reading it.

Cyprian Korzeniowski hat gesagt…

It seems that everyone important who did not want to treat with Germany worse than Rome ever did with Carthage had a habit of disappearing from positions of power.

v. Braun. hat gesagt…

Well said.