I agree with Peter Kyle (Letters, July 5) that the "No campaign" was unwise to try to make fun of Hitler and the Nazi era in Germany.

Those events were far too serious for that. However, we must not be afraid to look back and try to learn from them.

Any intelligent person can see Tony Blair and his cronies are intent on taking us into the euro despite a majority of the British people being firmly against it. Heknows once we lose control of our currency, we lose our independence.

The British have always cherished their freedom, while Germany has taken pride in being the largest and most powerful country in Europe, at its centre, with an unfortunate desire to dominate the rest of the continent and increase its living space.

As a result of this ambition, we have suffered two world wars in the past 100 years, with millions of people slaughtered. In addition, Hitler put into effect his Final Solution for the Jews with horrendous loss of life.

In view of this track-record and, of course, exonerating all Germans born since 1930 of any guilt, is it any wonder we need to think very carefully before locking ourselves into an undemocratic European superstate, which may eventually be headed by a resurgent Germany, determined to secure the political objectives of its antecedent by other means? Many of us will feel this is a bridge too far.

Mr Kyle is wrong to say the EU has kept the peace in Europe for the past 50 years. The credit for this goes to the US for setting up Nato and making a huge commitment in troops and money during that time, while many European states were not shouldering their proper share of the burden.

By the way, I am not anti-European. I have a French daughter-in-law and was a national serviceman helping to keep the peace in Germany after the war and have had several German friends.

-Alan Nunn, Piper Close, Hove