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Equally typical was the Italian Bishop of Terracina, who in a vibrant pastoral letter to his flock declared: "We ought most fervently to address our prayers to the God of Hosts that he may deign to bless the officers and soldiers and crown their sacrifice and heroism with complete victory. We should particularly pray for the return of the holy places and especially the Cenacle and the Holy Sepulchre, which will receive the veneration due to them only when the flag of Catholic and Fascist Italy flies above them...
Said Playwright George Bernard Shaw, still talking constantly at 83, "I've always advised people not to arouse the English, because once aroused they're capable of more heroism and more atrocities than anyone else...
...HEROISM AND DISASTER IN FLANDERS...
First, they hoped to crush the troops' morale in Flanders. "Far from collapsing, the morale of our troops and of our country proved worthy of our ancestors. The heroism of the combats in Flanders and of the battles in Dunkirk belongs to history. The greatness of our military chiefs magnificently revealed itself in those days." The second aim was to break the morale of Paris from the air. "A few minutes after [last week's] bombing I saw on the spot the proud faces of our men and women workers of Paris who cannot tremble...
Heroes. Stories of individual exploits last week tended to support the entire R. A. F.'s record of desperate heroism. On the day fighting in the Low Countries began, Australian Pilot "Cobber" Kane returned to his unit with shrapnel wounds in his hands. "Turned out nice again, hasn't it?" said he to his adjutant, then took his machine into action. During the week he accounted for ten German planes...