by John Rhodes | Oct 14, 2020 | World War II
As October 1940 progresses the Battle of Britain seems to be descending into mindless violence. It is obvious that the Luftwaffe cannot defeat Fighter Command in daylight, but it continues to try to do so whenever the weather and Goring’s shifting moods permit. This...
by John Rhodes | Oct 1, 2020 | World War II
When I was growing up we lived a long way from the nearest park, but it didn’t really matter because we lived very close to a row of bombed buildings. This was our playground: just a little bit different from where my grandchildren play nowadays, but the same concept....
by John Rhodes | Sep 24, 2020 | World War II
It seems to me that I’ve been writing very serious blogs, so I thought I’d take a moment to introduce my good friend Remy Martin, a Bouvier des Flandres (a Flemish Bouvier.) He is the model for my fictitious ‘Le Grand Charles’—‘Charlie’ for short—whom I introduce in...
by John Rhodes | Sep 15, 2020 | World War II
On September 15th, 1940, Winston Churchill spent the day at 11 Group Headquarters in Uxbridge, in the operations room now known as the Battle of Britain Bunker. It is a remarkable coincidence that he was there to witness what we now consider to be the climax of the...
by John Rhodes | Sep 8, 2020 | World War II
“Ignore him, Miss! What do you think’s going to happen?” the woman broke in, and Eleanor saw the other customers lean forward to hear her answer. “It will go on. Hitler’s failed to beat the RAF, so he’s turned on London. He’s trying to break our will to fight. He...
