Category: France

‘Vichy’ and the Destiny of the West

Commentary Winston Churchill once observed that nations which go down fighting have the capacity to be reborn. Those that surrender tamely, he thought, might never rise again to their former glory. Such was the case with the French Third Republic. After the country was invaded by Germany in May of 1940, French forces rapidly lost…


Dover UK-France Border to Remain Open During Christmas: Transport Secretary

The UK-France border—previously shut by the French to stem the spread of a new strain of the CCP virus—will now remain open during the Christmas period, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. As the UK continues to clear the backlog of thousands of trucks through testing of drivers, Shapps said he had spoken to his…