The War-Time Archives

In 1966, the US Air Force accidentally dropped 4 hydrogen bombs in Spain, resulting in 0 detonations. Fortunately the bombs must be primed and triggered.

On the lead up to the D-Day landing of June 6, 1944 (the largest seaborne invasion in history) much of the south coast had become littered with men and equipment of the Allied armies. This interesting picture shows the contrast between the quaint life of England and the military zone that it had become. Here we see Annie Bagg and her parents tending to their garden on Hill Road in Southampton whi…

RIP Mr. Alec Penstone

WW2 era vehicles; Willy's MB and Ford GPW Jeeps [photo from @maverikcoffee 📷 ]

To consider the hell inflicted upon Europe during the world wars as some kind of victory is to praise the devil's who caused them. What a waste 🕊

Upcoming Pub/History Walking Tour https://pubandhistorywalkingtours.com Westminster 🚶‍♂️ 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🗓 30th May (SATURDAY) 👥 Westminster Station 🕦 11 AM Hampstead 🚶‍♂️ 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🗓 13th June (SATURDAY) 👥 Hampstead Station (On Northern Line) 🕦 11 AM Rochester, Kent 🚶‍♂️ 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🗓 27th June (SATURDAY) 👥 Rochester Station 🕦 11 AM St Pancras 🚶‍♂️ 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🗓 4th July (SATURDAY) 👥 The George Pub (Eversholt Street,…

Upcoming Pub/History Walking Tour https://pubandhistorywalkingtours.com Westminster 🚶‍♂️ 🚶 🚶‍♀️ 🗓 30th May (SATURDAY) 👥 Westminster Station 🕦 11 AM This is completely different from my last Westminster tour which focused on the Strand. On this tour, we will explore some of picturesque, and of course, historic parts of Westminster around Parliament Square, Whitehall, and St James's Park. Each tour…

On a French Marshal of the Empire

There's a fine line between respecting one's elders and repeating their mistakes.

Emily Chitticks to her fiancé Private William Martin (WW1) ⌛️ 🌹 'My Dearest Will, I feel I must write you again dear altho there is not much news to tell you. I wonder how you are getting on. I shall be so relieved to get a letter from you. I can't help feeling a bit anxious dear. I know how you must have felt darling when you did not get my letters for so long. Of course I know dear you will wri…

'Dear Daddy, I hope you are not alarmed, you should not be, unless you know where one of the Zepps went. I have heard that it raided London (up the Strand) and caused heavy causalities. But this I know because I saw, and so did everyone else in the house. Here is my story: I heard the clock strike 11 o'clock. I was in bed and just going to sleep. Between 2 'clock and 2.30 o'clock, Lily (the serva…

Fascinating naval communication effort here.