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Category Archives: War-time
15.11.42
Church bells rung this morning – in celebration of the victory in Egypt. [1] The first time that I have heard them in over two years. [1] Following the attack launched at El Alamein on 23 October 1942, the Eighth … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
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15.10.42
A little bit of India transplanted to England. For some weeks our Marathi newsletters were translated and broadcast by a little man named Kothari, completely spherical but quite intelligent and, so far as I could judge, genuinely anti-Fascist. Suddenly one … Continue reading
11.10.42
The authorities in Canada have now chained up a number of German prisoners equal to the number of British prisoners chained up in Germany. What the devil are we coming to? [1] [1] The Germans chained some 2,500 Allied prisoners … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
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10.10.42
Today in honour of the anniversary of the Chinese Revolution the Chinese flag was hoisted over Broadcasting House. Unfortunately it was upside down. [According to D[avid] A[stor], Cripps is going to resign shortly – pretext, that the War Cabinet is … Continue reading
5.10.42
New viceroy of India to be appointed shortly. No clue as to who he will be. Some say General Auchinleck – who, it is said, gets on well with leftwing Indians. Long talk with Bradner, who is back after his … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
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28.9.42
Open-air church parade in Regents Park yesterday. How touching the scene ought to be – the battalion in hollow square, band of the Coldstream Guards, the men standing bareheaded (beautiful autumn day, faint mist and not a leaf stirring, dogs … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
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22.9.42
Most of the ammunition for our Sten gun is Italian, or rather made in Germany for Italy. I fancy this must be the first weapon the British army has had whose bore was measured in the millimetres instead of inches. … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
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21.9.42
Yesterday met Liddell Hart for the first time. Very defeatist and even, in my judgement, somewhat inclined to be pro-German subjectively. [In a great stew about the barbarism of bombing Lübeck. Considered that during the wars of recent centuries the … Continue reading
15.9.42
Ghastly feeling of impotence over the India business, Churchill’s speeches, the evident intention of the blimps to have one more try at being what they consider tough, and the impudent way in which the newspapers can misrepresent the whole issue, … Continue reading
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10.9.42
Lecturing last night at Morley College, Lambeth. Small hall, about 100 people, working-class intelligentsia (same sort of audience as Left Book Club branch [1]). During the questions afterwards, no less than 6 people asked “Does the lecturer think it was … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
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