Thomas Graham’s Diary – 10th October 1939
“No sane person wishes this ghastly war to continue one second longer but that isnt the point! In the light of the past few years most people see that there […]
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Thomas Graham’s Diary – 8th October 1939
In this entry, Graham discusses the situation surrounding the “Iroquois” American passenger liner which had recently set sail from Ireland, bound for New York City with over 500 passengers on […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 6th October 1939
Graham opens this entry discussing the impending address to the Reichstag that Hitler is due to give later that day. Although claiming that he won’t be listening to his “screams” […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 5th October 1939
In amongst the more mundane thoughts, such as reporting on the weather and his ongoing distaste for the BBC war coverage, Graham writes about a new role that he will […]
The History of an Estate: Annfield House
This month’s focus is on the history of a house and its owners, and the changes it witnesses and is part of through the centuries. Our specific focus is Annfield […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 29th September 1939
The ‘arrangement between Germany and Russia’ referred to here is the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty, signed on the 28th of September. Although Thomas states here that the terms of this agreement […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 27th September 1939
Thomas begins this dairy entry with a reference to Stalin, a man he clearly has no time for, referring to him as ‘a smelly white slug, writhing about in the […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 21st September 1939
Thomas begins this entry by writing that Neville Chamberlain gave a somber speech regarding events in Czechoslovakia and Poland. Hitler had not given any reference to the dead men and […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 20th September 1939
As we move through September, Thomas is not impressed with Hitler’s latest speech. He remarks that the speech in Danzig was the ‘kind of speech an inky schoolboy might have […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 17 & 18th September 1939
Thomas begins this entry by bemoaning the actions of Stanley Baldwin during the 1930s. Baldwin was in favour of disarmament but Thomas believes this caused Britain to be seriously unprepared […]