elgian neutrality came as a shock for the French and British," and were unable to counteract the marching military force, which would eventually mark all the way to the West Coast. The floundering and frantic heterogeneous army of French soldiers and the British Expeditionary Force were heavily retreating from the destructive damage being captured or dying would cause. The scurrying army was continuously being bullied "into a pocket around the town of Dunkirk," and all seemed lost for the freedom fighters. The hour of reckoning was near and "the order came to halt all advances against Dunkirk." All were confused including General Ewald von Kleist who "estimated the city and its port could be his in less than one day." The German troops were in exemplary position and "had only to move forward and push the allied troops into the sea." This unexpected halt in advancement from the hungry predator in pursuit of its cowering prey, allowed 365 000 men, "nearly the entire British force," to be successfully evacuated. Possibilities for the reason for this unforeseeable error were surfacing from every watchful eye that was in attendance to view this epic story of war. One widely supported theory developed was the belief that peace could be accomplished if Hitler were to spare the lives of countless British soldiers. He greatly admired the British, and "was willing to share domination of the world with the British." Had the Germans not committed such a grand mistake the possibilities could have been endless, and the world could have been under the rule of different colours. Had the British been captured, for the Germans it would be only a matter of who was
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