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#03 'Always carry pepper to throw in their eyes' - ep 3 of Who really won the Battle of Britain?

Author
History Cafe
Published
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Episode Link
https://soundcloud.com/history-cafe/who-really-won-the-battle-of-britain-ep-3-always-carry-pepper-to-throw-in-their-eyes

Britain is gripped by fear of invasion. Government leaflet 'If the Invader Comes' calls for pepper and ‘a sharp knife to kill them if necessary.’ Churchill goes on BBC and says ‘we await undismayed by the impending assault. Perhaps it will come tonight.’ So why in private is Churchill saying he doubts the invasion would ever take place?

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