"[F]or excellent reasons, [the government] has preferred the world to think that we still held some scruples and attac…"

"All three [directing officers] were new in their appointments that year [1936]. Of them all, Portal was obviously the…"

"Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Portal pointed out next day that the aim of bombing had not been "to terro…"

"Chief of the Air Staff Charles Portal had calculated that bombing civilians could kill 900,000 in 18 months, seriousl…"

"I pray to God the Scottish King do deceive me, but I am afeared he will not. For my own part, I have made of the Fren…"

"Here are six guineas for you. Do not hack me as you did my Lord Russell. I have heard that you struck him three or fo…"

"The cruel girls we loved Are over forty. Their subtle daughters Have stolen their beauty; And with a blue stare Of co…"

"While you may have your initial success, due to timing and surprise, the time will come when you too will have your l…"

"I look upon the Guadalcanal and Tulagi Operations as the turning point from offense to defense, and the cause of our …"

"The town of Zoháb has been usually considered the representative of the city of —but this is incorrect. The real site…"