Tag: Dunkirk
The real god of war is memory, because the actual objective of war is the creation of myth. National memory is base metal forged into national myth, and from war stories spring a people’s sacred identity.
There is a constant refrain from British political leaders how Britain is still a major military force to be reckoned with in the world and this allows the country to punch above it's middle ranking economic and political power status. The Prime Minister Theresa May has constantly stressed how Britain is a leading member of NATO and spends 2% of UK GDP on defence…
When Margaret Thatcher was running to become Britain’s first female Prime Minister in the 1979 General Election she passionately exclaimed during a television interview: «I can’t bear Britain in decline. I just can’t»…