"That was all the army we had when the German onslaught began."
They should never have been sent unprepared as they were - it was simple slaughter coupled with humiliation.
"That is what Gary Sheffield and other historians have said, and it is what I have said."
No he didn't - none of them did.
They have agreed that there was no threat of invasion of Britain and with a litle preparation they could have made an immediate difference in Europe - "Lions led by Donkeys" as the man said.
One historian actual entitled her book "Sleepwalking into War" and this is exactly how last night's programme described Britain's entry into the war
Jim Carroll