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A daily chronicle of the experience of war ...
May 17, 2021
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Nazi 'Pirates' in the Pacific
26th November 1940: ‘Hilfskreuzers’ - warships disguised as merchantmen begin a trail of destruction on the other side of the world
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Nazi 'Mercy Killings' Exposed
25th November 1940: An American journalist, still nominally a 'neutral' in Germany, probes the sudden increase in unusual death notices in the…
Nov 25
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Dowding is retired from the RAF
24th November 1940: An ungrateful bureaucracy quietly lets go one of its supreme military strategists, who has played a critical role in winning 'the…
Nov 24
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'Standing Up to Hitler'
A new study that surveys the many different strands of German resistance to Hitler
Nov 23
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The Southampton Blitz
23rd November 1940: The fires in the burning port can be seen across the Channel in France, as yet another city is hit by a devastating raid
Nov 23
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Evacuees adjust to a different world
22nd November 1940: The experience of being separated from family and loved ones becomes more difficult as Christmas looms
Nov 22
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Spitfires are still fighting the Battle
21st November 1940: RAF fighters are still intercepting Luftwaffe intruders in the south of England
Nov 21
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Destroyers surprise 'Schnellboote'
20th November 1940: The first success against the Kriegsmarine motor torpedo boats, which menace the coastal waters around Britain
Nov 20
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Blitz spreads across Britain
19th November 1940: A large raid on Leicester is a sign that bombing raids are becoming a familiar threat far beyond London - but RAF 'AI' is promising
Nov 19
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Churchill dismayed by BBC broadcast
18th November 1940: A realistic approach to recording reactions to the bombing of Coventry does not fit the government's narrative
Nov 18
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Tragedy of Operation White
17th November 1940: An attempt to send more fighter planes for the defence of the island of Malta ends in disaster
Nov 17
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