If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany, a power hostile to our way of life, controlling in that event most of the ships and shipbuilding facilities of Europe.
Wendell L. WilkieAbout author
- Author's profession: Lawyer
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 18, 1892
- Died: October 8, 1944
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