This was the greatest invasion in this war so far – probabl… - Norman Lewis

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This was the greatest invasion in this war so far – probably the greatest in human history – and the sea was crowded to the horizon with uncountable ships, but we were as lost and ineffective as babes in the wood.

Norman Lewis

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Norman Lewis (28 June 1908 – 22 July 2003) was an influential British journalist and a prolific travel author.

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Alternative Names: John Frederick Norman Lewis

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[...]he addresses all and sundry with old-fashioned politeness as lei.

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