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How Do We Reach a War-Free World?
The Archangels Offer Guidance and Insight into the Role of the Peacemaker
For the first time in forever, I decided to go to the movies about a week ago. I’ve only been once or twice since COVID, and frankly I was in the mood for movie popcorn! There wasn’t much to choose from, but there was a new movie with Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson based on a true story about WWII I finally settled on. I never watch war movies, but I thought, what the heck, I’d give it a try. If nothing else I could ogle the actors (I’m old, but I’m not dead).
It was a very interesting story, especially because it was based on truth, which was what made it so thought provoking for me. Briefly, the plot detailed a secret team put together by Churchill to undermine the German U-Boat system and turn the tide of the war, which up to that point was looking pretty bleak for the Allies. Aside from attacks on the UK and other parts of Europe, the U-Boats, according to the movie, were a great deterrent to the USA getting involved in the war. Long story short, the team nullified the U-Boat fleet, and the US entered the war.
I don’t know how accurate the movie was historically speaking, but assuming it impacted the war to the detriment of Hitler and his team, it made me think it was smart of Churchill to make that call. That…
