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The Desert War – February 1941

25th February 2021 well_chuffed 2239 Comments

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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Larry’s Diary, Part Seventy Eight

31st January 2021 Going Postal 2650 Comments

Monday Another week begins and it’s another frosty morning, so I only nipped out into the garden very briefly before breakfast. Today I read of the leading contenders for the leadership of the Scottishland Labour [more…]

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The Desert War – January 1941

13th January 2021 well_chuffed 4797 Comments

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…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Seventy Two

20th December 2020 Going Postal 2019 Comments

Monday Good day to you all, another weekend gone all too quickly. It was very cold this morning and there was even a heavy frost. Talking of that, Frosty was on an early Eurostar to [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Seventy One

13th December 2020 Going Postal 2179 Comments

Monday Morning cat lovers. Bit grey, misty and grotty again, but at least it’s dry! Big news to report this morning. My favourite cat treats lady was working yesterday and I went to say hello [more…]

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The Desert War – December 1940

9th December 2020 well_chuffed 2394 Comments

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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The Desert War – November 1940

11th November 2020 well_chuffed 3454 Comments

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…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Six

8th November 2020 Going Postal 3202 Comments

Monday Good Morning everyone, another week and I could hear it raining when I woke up. Yesterday was awful, every time the grass got dry enough for me to walk on it poured down again. [more…]

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Just an Ordinary Jack Tar?

8th November 2020 Going Postal 2664 Comments

This November 11th at 11.00 am., as in past years, we take time to remember and honour those men and women who served in our armed forces, some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice protecting [more…]

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