Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
To General Keitel, My dear Wilhelm. Brilliant Wilhelm, the German people owe you a debt of gratitude the likes of which are simply beyond even your imagination. If not for your efforts, the path to victory over the British would have been long and unnecessarily treacherous. Rest Canaris’s soul, but I doubt even he could […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
Address to the Nation from Clement Atlee 3September, 1940 To the people of our isles, to the people of our dominions: we here in Bern have reached a decision. It is the heaviest burden that I will surely ever have to bear, but it is my duty to report it. We have agreed to the […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
FROM: VISCOUNT HALIFAX TO: MINISTER VON RIBBENTROPP 19AUGUST, 1940 SIR, WE IN THE CABINET HAVE COME TO THE DECISION THAT WE WILL BEGIN ROUNDS OF NEGOTIATIONS TO BRING A SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION TO THE END OF THIS WAR. WE ARE WILLING TO MEET IN A NEUTRAL NATION TO REACH A SETTLEMENT. WE EXPECT ALL DIPLOMATIC COURTESIES […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
To Clement Atlee, By the time you receive this my good sir, I will have committed my deed. I feel it is the only one I can do given the abject failure of the service which I was entrusted to run. Sadly, my tenure as of late has cost us several fine ships, even better […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
CHAOS IN LONDON! PARLIAMENT AND RAF AIRFIELDS ATTACKED! August 18, 1940 Coming only a day after the assassination of Prime Minister Churchill, British Parliament and various RAF airfields in the south of England were hit by German attack squads. In a massive step up from sabotage carried out by the IRA, British officials have confirmed […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
REPORT TO THE HEADQUATERS OF MARSHAL VON REICHENAU 16.08.40 Reporting from the Governor’s Residence. Invasion and occupation of the island of Gibraltar is now complete. Concerns about the remaining British holdouts led by Captain Richardson may now be laid to rest. Our third attempt to use Governor Lidell to compel them to surrender was met […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ASSASSINATED! August 17, 1940 British officials have confirmed what most of the citizenry of the United Kingdom have feared: Prime Minister Winston Churchill is dead. The man who rallied the country with a sterling speech proclaiming that the British people would "never surrender" to Nazi aggression a few months ago, has been […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
MESSAGE TO ROYAL NAVY HEADQUARTERS FROM SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (SIS) 28JUNE, 1940 IT IS OF THE OPINION OF SIS THAT ACTION AGAINST THE VICHY FRENCH IS UNECESSARY. WE HAVE INTELLIGENCE THAT THE GERMANS ARE ASSEMBLING A FLOTILLA TO CLEAR A PATH FOR MORE OF THEIR RAIDERS AND U-BOATS. I WOULD ADVISE THE ROYAL NAVY TO […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
Victory at Sea! Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe deal massive blow to British 22July, 1940 The supposed invincibility of the Royal Navy was dented by the force of our valiant Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe yesterday afternoon. Our powerful squadron provoked a British force that had been lying in wait for such an occasion. Led by HMS Prince of […]
Lion Tamer
By Michael Holt
DAILY REPORT TO RAF CHIEF NEWALL 22JULY, 1940 THE SABOTAGE CAMPAIGN SIGNIFICANTLY HEIGHTENED FOLLOWING NEWS OF NAVAL DEFEAT YESTERDAY. REPORTS CAME IN FROM CASTLE BROMWICH OF ASSAULT ON THE SPITFIRE FACTORY. GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSIONS RIPPED THROUGH PRODUCTION LINES AND ALREADY COMPLETED SPITFIRES. HUMAN TOLL UNKNOWN, BUT THE PRODUCTION TOLL IS INCALCUABLE. PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTHAMPTON […]
