Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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"No more deadly mistake could be made and it would be a frightful thing if Europe were to be plunged into war on account of a misunderstanding. Our people have settled down into a mood of fixed resolve, confident in our strength, clear in our conscience. We are not prepared...
"They think they can wear out France with this new form of war without battles, this war of uncertainty, of constantly re-newed anxiety and broken hopes, but our determination has not weakened and will not weaken. ... If between peace and war they think to wear us out, we shall...
Axis. If Fuhrer Hitler had any answer to this tough talk it was to announce a spectacular tour of inspection of Germany's defenses along the Rhine on the French and Belgian borders. Dictator Mussolini also inspected fortifications along the French border, stopping here & there to make a speech...
> War is unnecessary provided the Axis gets its way, and there will be no war if the "knots" in European politics can be untied. He did not name the knots, but his listeners did, shouting "Nice!" "Savoy!" "Corsica!"
All day Sunday the Empress nudged warily through ice and fog. In Quebec, where no Sunday newspapers are published, wild rumors spread, the wildest being that the Royal flotilla was dodging not ice but German submarines. By Sunday night, however, the liner had found clear weather, and steamed full speed...