On the Western Front, the winter of 1914 had turned the fields of France and Flanders into a scarred landscape of shell holes and basic trenches. In Ypres, Marne and Aisne, the German advance had been stemmed. In 1915, on the Western Front, the bloodshed continued, with some towns becoming linked with British losses. TheContinueContinue reading “1915 – A Global War – From Mud and Blood to Sand and Cliffs”
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The D-Day Dodgers – The War In Italy
In 1943, the Allies began the invasion of Italy. This was a strategic gamble that only paid off due to deception operations. This invasion began tying up German troops, that could otherwise have been deployed elsewhere, including defending the Atlantic coast. The defence of Italy was a series of heavily defended lines, all based onContinueContinue reading “The D-Day Dodgers – The War In Italy”
Home Defence of the North East – Part 2 – Land Defence
During The Second world war, the threat of invasion was a risk. Due to this, preparations were made for ground attacks on the United Kingdom, whether small scale or a full-scale invasion. These preparations were from the local to the national. For most people their minds are immediately drawn to the BBC sit com Dad’sContinueContinue reading “Home Defence of the North East – Part 2 – Land Defence”
Home Defence of the North East – Part 1 – Air Defence
London is the often focus of air defence of the United Kingdom, but this was only one part of the air defence of the United Kingdom in the Second World War. Raids by naval ships and zeppelins and eventually aircraft highlighted the danger that raids could pose to the United Kingdom. The pre-war thinking ofContinueContinue reading “Home Defence of the North East – Part 1 – Air Defence”
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