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Where will the invasion come?

26th February 1941: In Britain, most people assume that Hitler will attempt an invasion later in the year

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Air battle over Malta hots up

25th February 1941: Always outnumbered and exhausted by daily operations in defence of the island, RAF Hurricane pilots begin to feel the strain

Feb 25

Britain to intervene in Greece

24th February 1941: The War Cabinet is asked to endorse Churchill's forcefully argued direction to divert troops from Libya to Greece

Feb 24

Jews rounded up in Amsterdam

23rd February 1941: The brutality of the German troops treatment of Jews reveals to the general population the reality of the Occupation

Feb 23

'Hitler’s War In Africa 1941-1942'

A new study of the Desert War that emphasises the German soldier's perspective in 'The Road to Cairo'

Feb 22

Recent posts

'Possible German Troops in Libya'

22nd February 1941: Even as Churchill is pressing to divert troops from Libya to Greece, there is intelligence that the situation is fundamentally…

Feb 22

Under shellfire in the Battle for Keren

21st February 1941: An obscure location in the middle of East Africa is essential to wresting the region back from the Italians and securing sea routes

Feb 21

Swansea's 'Three Night Blitz'

20th February 1941: Communities are ripped apart when the Luftwaffe targets the South Wales port over three consecutive nights

Feb 20

Under Stuka attack in Benghazi

19th February 1941: As the British consolidate their positions in Libya, the appearance of German aircraft starts to change their outlook

Feb 19

Explore the War

Fighter Pilots in 1940

A selection of first-hand accounts from the men who fought the 'Battle of Britain'

Jan 4

Women at War in 1940

In a People's War, women are very much on the front line, whether they volunteered for it or not

Jan 3

Americans in 1940

U.S. citizens were 'neutral' in 1940 and unusually well placed to see the impact of the Nazis - some individuals wanted to take action directly

Jan 2

Hitler's most successful year confounds the world ... but his true ambition is yet to be revealed ... key posts from the past year

Jan 1

'Battle of Britain - The Gathering Storm'

Another highlight from the new history of the battle, with links to some of the other volumes featured this year ...

Dec 21, 2025

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