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Albert Ball – The Angel-Faced Killer

29th August 2021 Blown Periphery 2674 Comments

Breakfast His place was laid, The messroom clock struck eight The sun shone through the window On his chair. No one commented on his fate, Save for a headshake here and there; Only old George [more…]

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Book Review: Silent Village, Robert Pike

1st July 2021 Roger Ackroyd 2176 Comments

There have been a number of books on the disaster that overran Oradour-sur-Glane on Saturday June 10th 1944 but this is the first one that I have read that finely details the lives of the [more…]

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A Kinder, Gentler Nazism?

24th March 2021 bobo 3607 Comments

Their neighbours in the luxury apartment block on the swanky Prinzregentenplatz in Munich knew that the couple in Flat 16 had a volatile relationship. What was less clear was the nature of that relationship. He [more…]

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Illustrating the Apocalypse: Goodbye Old Man

11th November 2020 Going Postal 2752 Comments

With all the fuss surrounding the marking of the centenary of the End of War to end all Wars, one name was sadly missing from most reports. Step forward one Fortunio Matania.  Who he?  Draw [more…]

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The Tank Museum, Bovington

15th October 2020 Swiss Bob 3370 Comments

Last week a GP crew visited The Tank Museum, Bovington. Even with the short notice given we were a group of eight two groups of four. It was a pleasure to meet some new puffins. [more…]

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Regulation 18B

20th November 2019 well_chuffed 2545 Comments

We can only assume but I am certain that most Governments, on most days would surely like to be able to bang someone up in jail at the drop of a hat. On the 1st [more…]

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The Place where Trust died

11th November 2019 Going Postal 2788 Comments

Dedicated to all those who have served & those still serving. 19,000 British soldiers died on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Somme campaign. As well as marking and recording existing graves, the [more…]

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Emmet Dalton and the raid on Mountjoy Prison

2nd April 2019 Going Postal 5637 Comments

This is a story about one of the rebels against British rule over Ireland and about one incident in that rebellion in the early 20th century. Emmet Dalton was born in the United States in [more…]

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The EU Army

17th December 2018 Jonathon Davies 2114 Comments

“Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” – Matthew 26:52 The ever wise and credible Remoaners (see below) often ask [more…]

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