Tag Archives: Military Training Act

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

28.7.39.

Posted on 28 July by orwelldiaries

Foreign & General 1. Americans evidently deciding to denounce commercial treaty with Japan. Daily Telegraph [a] Social 1. Gov.t apparently considering raising old age pension, no doubt with an eye to general election. Daily Telegraph [b] 2. Rich gold deposits … Continue reading →

Posted in Leading Up to War, Political | Tagged America, Canada, conscientious objector, conscription, Franco, gold, Japan, Military Training Act, Moscow, N.C.L., P.P.U., pension, purge | 3 Comments

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3.9.39. (Greenwich)

28.7.39.

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