[recycled sixtie]

I have not seen any republished WW2 newspapers but am currently reading another Churchill book. Churchill held back much of the bad news in early WW2 as it would have discouraged the British peoples spirit. Not until lend/lease and the US military involvement did the UK and its allies make headway.

One of my favorite comments when the Americans were based in the UK came from the Brits. The problems with the Americans they said "they were overpaid, over sexed and over here". All in good humor in those days!

In regards to chicory coffee. I worked in France in the early sixties on a farm/chateau. It was the Chateau de Montculot near Dijon. The Count and Countess did not have a lot of money and could not afford real coffee. We had chicory coffee which was a poor substitute and it did not taste great.