There is a book out there, “Invasion 1940″, published back in 1957 which is totally wonderful. Peter Fleming (brother of Ian) wrote it, from his experience in the intelligence aspect of that war. It is about how England faced that summer’s invasion threat… with not much intelligence, but a LOT of spirit, and NO WHINING (amazing!)
As a part of the Home Guard, there was a brigade comprised of men with cutlasses…and an invasion would probably have succeeded if it had been pressed right after Dunkirk. As he says, everyone knew (unofficially) that when Invasion came, their leader would be an ex cavalry officer with a cigar.
Anyway, the movie industry is now international, and is catering to non – and anti-American markets.
I am going to see “the Kingdom”, though.
