Edward Abel Smith – A Hateful Decision

Edward Abel Smith – A Hateful Decision

Local historian, documentary maker and podcaster Edward Abel Smith discusses one of the Second World War’s pivotal actions, as Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s resolve turns the tide of the war . By the end of one of the most agonising but necessary military operations of the war, a large part of the French navy would be destroyed and nearly 1,300 French sailors killed, something that would haun