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We have all been had

5th August 2021 well_chuffed 0

The scam continues. I have posted this graph in the comments but seeing as no c— reads them I thought I might do an article but no c— reads them either. The graph shows the [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – June 1941

30th June 2021 well_chuffed 0

And so to June, the first anniversary of the Desert War and it was a hot month in more ways than one in Libya and Egypt. There is also a small report on East Africa [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – May 1941

20th May 2021 well_chuffed 0

An even busier month than April, lots going on in North Africa, Crete and Abyssinia. The Germans and Italians continued to besiege Tobruk, German paratroops invaded Crete and yet more parts of Abyssinia fell to [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – April 1941

14th April 2021 well_chuffed 0

April was a very busy month 80 years ago, Libya, Greece, Iraq and East Africa were all full of action. On the 1st, just as Rommel began his attack, there was a coup d’état in [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – March 1941

17th March 2021 well_chuffed 0

Into March and while there is a bit of a lull in Libya, The Balkans start to figure large and Italian East Africa gets smaller and smaller. Let’s start with a look at Libya. The [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – February 1941

25th February 2021 well_chuffed 0

The second month in 1941 was not up to the joys of January for the Allies. The Germans started arriving in North Africa and the push into Libya did not go much further. There was [more…]

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4th February 2021 well_chuffed 0

We’ve all done it, well most of us, haven’t we, oh OK then some of us have done it. Got an ID at an online grocery provider, logged on, booked a slot and ordered the [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – January 1941

13th January 2021 well_chuffed 0

The start of a new year and things are getting much warmer in the Mediterranean, North Africa and East Africa. The Luftwaffe arrived in Italy ready to bomb us at sea while Operation Compass continued [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – December 1940

9th December 2020 well_chuffed 0

At the start of the last month of 1940 the Italians had been pushed out of Greece and were now under the cosh in Albania, Il Duce’s ambitions were more than his forces could handle. [more…]

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