LEO S. AMERY

The Parliament was paralyzed by the issue of wartime leadership when PM Neville Chamberlain failed so miserably in standing up to the Germans at Munich. The speech urging the termination of the Prime Minister’s government reminded all of the famous speech whereby Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell dismissed Parliament in 1655 (see related quote). In this case Amery had no power, but much influence as the Government fell a few days later and Winston Churchill assumed British leadership.

The Norwegians with a relatively small army held out against Germany three times longer than France did with the largest army in the world. The Swedes, in a disgraceful violation of their neutrality allowed the German army to cross Sweden and cut the Norwegian army in two. The Swedes were afraid that Germany would attack them as well.

The Norwegians with a relatively small army held out against Germany three times longer than France did with the largest army in the world. The Swedes, in a disgraceful violation of their neutrality allowed the German army to cross Sweden and cut the Norwegian army in two. The Swedes were afraid that Germany would attack them as well.

The Parliament was paralyzed by the issue of wartime leadership when PM Neville Chamberlain failed so miserably in standing up to the Germans at Munich. The speech urging the termination of the Prime Minister’s government reminded all of the famous speech whereby Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell dismissed Parliament in 1655 (see related quote). In this case Amery had no power, but much influence as the Government fell a few days later and Winston Churchill assumed British leadership.