Their idea was that they would never allow any of the social and political abuses of the old world to grow up here. . . . There were to be no armies except a militia, which would have no functions but those of police. They would have no court and no pomp; no orders, or ribbons, or decorations, or titles.
~ OPERATION TORCH ~ NORTH AFRICA - 8th to 12th Nov 1942. Operation Torch was the invasion of west North Africa to prevent the Germans taking control of the territories occupied by the French, then under the control of the Vichy French Government. Torch was an American led operation under Eisenhower with substantial UK support. Background The Allies decided to occupy Vichy French controlled North Africa, thus denying the territory to the Axis forces.
The Battle of the Atlantic: The U-boat peril. By Dr Gary Sheffield Last updated 2011-03-30. The Battle of the Atlantic was a fight for Britain's very survival. Winston Churchill, wartime prime minister, claimed that the 'U-boat peril' was the only thing that ever really frightened him during World War Two.Here, Gary Sheffield explains why.he Battle of the Atlantic: The U-boat peril. By Dr Gary Sheffield Last updated 2011-03-30. The Battle of the Atlantic was a fight for Britain's very survival. Winston Churchill, wartime prime minister, claimed that the 'U-boat peril' was the only thing that ever really frightened him during World War Two.