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10.7.42

A day or two ago a couple of lorries belonging to the Navy arrived with a party of Wrens [1] and sailors who put in several hours work weeding out the turnips in Mr. Phillips’s [2] field. All the village … Continue reading

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17.6.40

The French have surrendered. This could be foreseen from last night’s broadcast and in fact should have been foreseeable when they failed to defend Paris, the one place where it might have been possible to stop the German tanks. Strategically … Continue reading

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10.8.39

Foreign and General 1. Franco assumes more or less full powers of dictator. Daily Telegraph [a] 2. The King inspects Reserve Fleet of 133 warships. Daily Telegraph [b] Social 1. Complaints (not very important) at militia camp in Devon reveal … Continue reading

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