To: katana
Churchill sacrificed Coventry to preserve the secret of "Ultra". Bletchley Park knew when the Luftwaffe was coming to bomb Coventry but Churchill thought tipping off the RAF would make it obvious that they knew in advance and German comms were compromised, too risky.
44 posted on
02/15/2015 5:56:15 AM PST by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: central_va
Great leaders have the courage to make tough decisions.
Others play golf or take selfies.
127 posted on
02/16/2015 7:53:54 PM PST by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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