Churchill's letter dismissing France's pleas for help as Nazis neared set to fetch £4,000 at auction

French Prime Minister Paul Reynaud (pictured with Churchill in 1950) pleaded with his counterpart to provide more air support as the German Blitzkrieg rolled on during the Battle of France in June 1940.

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