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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

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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

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Oh what a lovely war II


As a young boy in the early 1970s I watched M*A*S*H which was set in the Korean War that raged from1950 until 1953. Jolly funny it was too and only years later did I realise that my childhood laughs were … Continue reading

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