LONDON — When the Germans invaded the Channel Islands in June 1940, at least one resident was determined to show that she would not be intimidated. The ruler of Sark, Dame Sibyl Hathaway, received two German officers at her residence, making them walk the length of a long drawing room to greet her.
“You are not afraid?” one of them asked.
“Is there any need to be afraid of German officers?” she responded in perfect German.
