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Re: The Eagles Over Europe Project
rof120,
First of all, I would venture to suggest I know Peter Cornwell better than you.
So, in terms of the title of 'BoFT&N', of course I mentioned it to him and we had a chat and a laugh about it.
The undeniable fact, however, is that not only France was attacked on 10th May 1940. Other countries on mainland Europe were also.
"...I suspect you admire the Luftwaffe, especially their Me 110s, so much that you adopt every German phrase including “The Campaign in the West”..." If you ask anyone who knows me, you will find out that over the decades I have a realistic hard-nosed approach to research. It is grounded in seeking out facts, and the supporting information. And then to present it for public consumption without fear or favour. I take no side whatsoever with regard to research. The last three sentences of the Preface to my book 'Sting of the Luftwaffe' states: "This work seeks neither to glorify what took place, nor to take sides on any issue. It is simply the photographic record of young men. This is their silent story, not mine." Make of it what you will. On a personal note, I am 100% thankful that we survived the onslaught in 1940 (and the lesser onslaught in the following years) and were ultimately victorious in 1945, in concert with other nations.
My interest in the Bf 110 evolved from my first research work on Erprobungsgruppe 210, which unit had predominently Bf 110s. That, and undertaking joint research work on the Bf 110 in 1940 with Peter, led me to the point I am at today. Nothing more complicated than that.
I agree with you re the size of the EoE Project. I warned Larry about it when he visited me in October 2006. I fear for this Project ever reaching complete fruition, as I believe you do also. I e-mailed Larry a couple or more weeks ago and like you, have had no response. I'm with you in hoping for the best for him.
I hope the foregoing explains things in better detail for you.
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