Tag Archives: bombs

14.3.41

For the last few days there have been rumours everywhere, also hints in the papers, that “something is going to happen” in the Balkans, i.e. that we are going to send an expeditionary force to Greece. If so, it must … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged Abyssinia, Balkans, berlin, Black Sea, bombs, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Haffner, Italy, Libya, Metaxas, Norway, planes, propaganda, public opinion, Salonika, Sicily, Tripoli, Turkey, U.S.A., Wavell | 9 Comments

29.12.40

Posted on 29 December by orwelldiaries

From a newspaper account of a raid (not ironical): “Bombs were falling like manna”.

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged bombs, newspaper | 10 Comments

8.12.40

Posted on 8 December by orwelldiaries

Broadcasting the night before last. . . . Met there a Pole who has only recently escaped from Poland by some underground route he would not disclose. . . . He said that in the siege of Warsaw 95 per … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged Albania, bombs, Danzig, nonsense poetry, POland, Pole, rumours, Warsaw | 27 Comments

27.9.40

Posted on 27 September by orwelldiaries

The News-Chronicle to-day is markedly defeatist, as well it may be after yesterday’s news about Dakar[1]. But I have a feeling that the News-Chronicle is bound to become defeatist anyway and will be promptly to the fore when plausible peace … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged bombs, Dakar, lights, new statesman, News Chronicle, Nonconformists, peace terms, Regent's Park | 20 Comments

24.9.40

Posted on 24 September by orwelldiaries

Oxford Street yesterday, from Oxford Circus up to the Marble Arch, completely empty of traffic, and only a few pedestrians, with the late afternoon sun shining straight down the empty roadway and glittering on innumerable fragments of broken glass. Outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged aeroplanes, Barcelona, bombs, John Lewis, marble arch, mosquito, oxford circus, oxford street, shell | 9 Comments

21.9.40

Posted on 21 September by orwelldiaries

Have been unable for some days to buy another volume to continue this diary because of the three or 4° stationers’ shops in the immediate neighbourhood, all but one are cordoned off because of the unexploded bombs. Regular features of … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged ARP, bombs, delayed-action bombs, Dorset Square, gas, London, stationers | 24 Comments

17.9.40

Posted on 17 September by orwelldiaries

Heavy bombing in this area last night till about 11 p.m……. I was talking in the hallway of this house to two young men and a girl who was with them. Psychological attitude of all 3 was interesting. They were … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged air-raids, Baker Street, barber, bombs, dogs, East End, Marx, savoy, shrapnel, St Petersburg, tube stations, unexploded bombs | 9 Comments

14.9.40

Posted on 14 September by orwelldiaries

On the first night of the barrage[1], which was the heaviest, they are said to have fired 500,000 shells, i.e. at an average cost of £5 per shell, £2½ millions worth. But well worth it, for the effect on morale. … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged bombs, morale, shells | 4 Comments

12.9.40

Posted on 12 September by orwelldiaries

As soon as the air-raids began seriously it was noticeable that people were much readier than before to talk to strangers in the street. . . . . This morning met a youth of about 20, in dirty overalls, perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged air force, air-raids, bombs, Churchill, destruction, East End, Elephant and Castle, garage hand, Hitler, homeless, invasion, Ireland, patriotism, pessimism, profit, revolution, rich, Scotland, South Coast, south London, stephen spender, war, Warsaw, West End | 9 Comments

7.9.40

Posted on 7 September by orwelldiaries

Air-raid alarms now frequent enough, and lasting long enough, for people habitually to forget whether the alarm is on at the moment, or whether the All Clear has sounded. Noise of bombs and gunfire, except when very close (which probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Political, War-time | Tagged air raid, alarm, all clear, bombs, Churchill, gunfire, newspapers, siren | 27 Comments