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Joe Kennedy, JFK's father, ambassador to England and a defeatist at best and a Nazi (or at least fascist) sympathizer at worst.  Churchill does not sugar coat bad news.  RAF "never have so few done so much to protect so many."  But, oddly, a class thing.  RAF fighters were not from elite schools. English warning system incorporates radar, telephone, central "knowledge" room--well-coordinated and a big reason Germany failed to win Battle of Berlin.  Germans never had a coordinated plan--simply bomb.

Early parts of the war, 33% of Brits reported trouble sleeping due to air raids.  Two months later, 5% say they can't sleep.

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