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Guernica
The town of Gernika (Basque spelling) is strategically important as 2 main roads intersect there with links to the port town of Bermeo and the Basque capital Bilbao. The river also becomes deep enough for trading boats to navigate the … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Bureacracy, Current affairs, History, Politics, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized, war
Tagged Basque, Bilbao, Biscay, Blitzkreig, Condor, Franco, Germany, Gernika, Goering, Guernica, Italy, Luftwaffe, mobile, Mola, nazi, Nuremburg, Queipo de llano, Spanish Civil war, total war, war
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Pompeii
Pompeii was founded 2700 years ago by the Osci tribe. The next few hundred years saw the Phoenicians, Etruscans and then the Samnites in occupation. Around 400BC the Romans took control fortifying it in the process. The Appian Way passes … Continue reading
Il Duce Part 2 – Mussolini
Mussolini and Hitler both believed that when Germany invaded Poland, Britain and other countries would remain neutral. Mussolini also thought that Britain and France were finished as players on the world stage and that any war would be short lived … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Bureacracy, Current affairs, Education, History, Politics, Spain, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Allies, Axis, Captain Corellis Mandolin, concentration camp, Egypt, Ethiopia, ethnic cleansing, fascism, fascist, gas chamber, Germany, Hitler, Italy, libya, Mersa Matruh, middle-east, Monte Cassino, murder, Mussolini, North Africa, politics, Risiera de San Sabba, Slovenia, Suez canal, war, World war 1 . World war 2
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Il Duce – Mussolini part 1
70 years ago a huge swathe of Europe was under the control of three dictators; Hitler, Franco and Il Duce – Benito Mussolini! Mussolini came to power in Italy in1922 a full decade before Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. He … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Bureacracy, Current affairs, Education, History, Politics, Travel, Uncategorized, war
Tagged Dumini, fascism, fascist, Franco, Hitler, Il Duce, Italy, Manifesto of race, MI5, middle-east, Mussolini, Pope, Rome, Spanish Civil war, World war 1 . World war 2
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