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The Desert War – February 1942

28th February 2022 well_chuffed 4237 Comments

January had finished with the Allies on the back foot in Libya, the Axis was advancing. It was all going pear shaped again. Although Tobruk had been relieved, the Axis armour hadn’t been destroyed, merely [more…]

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Eastern Tide Meets Western Shore – Part Two

8th September 2021 Always Worth Saying 3932 Comments

Aleppo ‘No, Monsieur. I have only two other passengers – both English. A colonel from India, and a young English lady from Baghdad. Does Monsieur require anything?’ Monsieur demanded a small bottle of Perrier. Five [more…]

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The Desert War – June 1941

30th June 2021 well_chuffed 1822 Comments

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…]

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The Desert War – May 1941

20th May 2021 well_chuffed 1998 Comments

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…]

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The Desert War – April 1941

14th April 2021 well_chuffed 2021 Comments

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…]

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Bashar al-Assad’s Journey

6th November 2019 well_chuffed 3400 Comments

As we stand on the cusp of the Syrians and Turks continuing diplomacy by other means it may be an opportune time to have a quick look at Bashar al-Assad. The son of the former [more…]

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Three years later: Willkommenskultur revisited

24th September 2019 Guardian Council 7556 Comments

It’s been over three years now that Frau Dr. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, tried to turn Germany into a Willkommensrepublik (welcoming republic). At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Islamic State’s (ISIS) multinational [more…]

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National Poetry Day – Alfy

28th September 2017 Æthelberht 0 Comments

In loving memory of my pal Pte Alfred Hudson 6085105 of the 2nd Bn., The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) killed in action Syria 10th July 1941. Age 27.   Alfy was a Cockney He [more…]

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