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'''Ismay''' was a [[general]] of the [[British Army]]. He served as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]]'s [[Chief of Staff]]. | '''Ismay''' was a [[general]] of the [[British Army]]. He served as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]]'s [[Chief of Staff]]. | ||
A memo from [[physicist]] [[Reginald Jones]] was addressed to Churchill and Ismay. In the memo, Jones wrote that [[Edwin Bracewell]]'s "[[Ironside Project|Ironsides]]" were "every bit impressive as we have been led to believe". Jones went on to state that he saw no reason not to begin mass production of the machines. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)}}) | A memo from [[physicist]] [[Reginald Victor Jones|R. V. Jones]] was addressed to Churchill and Ismay. In the memo, Jones wrote that [[Edwin Bracewell]]'s "[[Ironside Project|Ironsides]]" were "every bit impressive as we have been led to believe". Jones went on to state that he saw no reason not to begin mass production of the machines. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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Ismay was a general of the British Army. He served as Prime Minister Winston Churchill's Chief of Staff.
A memo from physicist R. V. Jones was addressed to Churchill and Ismay. In the memo, Jones wrote that Edwin Bracewell's "Ironsides" were "every bit impressive as we have been led to believe". Jones went on to state that he saw no reason not to begin mass production of the machines. (PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters [+]Loading...["The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)"])
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While Ismay's full name is not stated in The Secret Lives of Monsters [+]Loading...["The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)"], the character is intended to be the real world general Hastings Ismay, who served as Churchill's chief staff officer in 1940.
