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The Desert War

20th Century

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…]

20th Century

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…]

20th Century

The Desert War – October 1940

8th October 2020 well_chuffed 3473 Comments

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 2911 Comments

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…]

well_chuffed, Going Postal
20th Century

The Desert War – August 1940

6th August 2020 well_chuffed 1825 Comments

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…]

well_chuffed, Going Postal
20th Century

The Desert War – July 1940

9th July 2020 well_chuffed 2952 Comments

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…]

20th Century

The Desert War – June 1940

6th June 2020 well_chuffed 2962 Comments

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…]

20th Century

The Desert War – an Introduction

13th May 2020 well_chuffed 3907 Comments

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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