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The Desert War – November 1940

11th November 2020 well_chuffed 0

More of the same is the best description of November. The Italians got their butts kicked both in and finally out of Greece resulting in the Duce eventually having to grovel to the Führer and [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – October 1940

8th October 2020 well_chuffed 0

80 years ago this month things were quiet in the actual desert. After the initial British skirmishing that was an attempt to convince the Italians we were much stronger than we really were and the [more…]

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20th Century

The Desert War – September 1940

9th September 2020 well_chuffed 0

80 years ago this month things started hotting up. The Italians invaded Egypt and there was a fair bit of action at sea. On the 5th 6 Blenheims and 6 Hurricanes arrived in crates at [more…]

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20th Century

The Desert War – August 1940

6th August 2020 well_chuffed 0

We reach August 1940, eighty years ago. Things still looking bleak for the Brits and it doesn’t really improve this month and we moan about the lockdown, albeit with some justification. The Italians had been [more…]

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20th Century

The Desert War – July 1940

9th July 2020 well_chuffed 0

Now we reach the 80th anniversary of July 1940 in the Desert War. Slim pickings in Libya and Egypt this month, both sides were gearing up for battle but the Navies were kept on their [more…]

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The Great Escape, Part Two

3rd July 2020 Going Postal 0

A sickening, plastic sounding, crunch. Check self – fine. Look around for any obvious danger – none. Smell for petrol – none. The area wasn’t notably busy, some people across the road were looking over [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – June 1940

6th June 2020 well_chuffed 0

80 years ago this month the North African Campaign, or Desert War kicked off. On one side were the Italians, desperately trying to expand their Empire in Africa, on the other were the British who [more…]

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The Great Escape, Part One

5th June 2020 Going Postal 0

Facts: Have been not reading the comments on here for some time; ignored the MSM (for facts) for longer. Have a house in England and, thanks to a modest inheritance from my wife’s uncle, we [more…]

20th Century

The Desert War – an Introduction

13th May 2020 well_chuffed 0

Something inspired me to do a series of articles on the North African Campaign or Desert War as it it is also known. A quick look at the timeline and it seemed to be oh [more…]

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