Tag Archives: air-raid practice

3.9.39. (Greenwich)

Have again been traveling etc. Shall close this diary today, & it will as it stands serve as a diary of events leading up to the war. We have apparently been in a state of war since 11 am. this … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged aeroplanes, air-raid practice, air-raids, balloon barrage, Chruchill, Daladier, Danzig, Eden, evacuation, gas masks, Italy, labour, letters to Reynolds, Military Training Act, Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, not much enthusiasm, POland, Polish corridor, public air-raid shelters, raid on Warsaw, start of war, troops, voluntary fire brigades, Waterloo | 18 Comments

8.7.39.

Posted on 8 July by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Public Information Leaflet No. 1 (Civil Defence) issued by the Post Office today. Large-scale A.R.P. practice to take place tonight over S.E. England [No separate reference] Party Politics 1. I.F.T.U. now apparently refusing Russian affiliation, France, … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged air-raid practice, Julien Besteiro, public information leaflet, rat population, Trade Unions | 1 Comment

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3.9.39. (Greenwich)

8.7.39.

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