Thalassophilia, Nautical History, Culture, and Art
Winston Churchill with Field Marshal Jan Smuts, of the Imperial War Cabinet, and Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, CIGS , on board the destroyer conveying his party to Normandy, 12th June 1944.
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill standing on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales, watching Roosevelt leave, August 23, 1941, on board USS McDougal.
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Winston Churchill ironically portrayed as a propagandist hammering home his lies to the British people. His butler looks quite dapper!
Punch, December 31, 1941
Prime Minister Winston Churchill encounters a ship’s cat. He restrains Blackie, the mascot of HMS Prince of Wales, from joining an American destroyer, while the ship’s company stand to attention during the playing of the National Anthem.
Atlantic Conference August 1941