Thomas Graham’s Diary – 23rd August 1939
On 23rd August 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The contract essentially meant that neither Germany or the Soviet Union […]
On 23rd August 1939, the Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact also known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The contract essentially meant that neither Germany or the Soviet Union […]
A small but important entry in Thomas’s diary marks the news that a non-aggression pact with between Russian and Germany had been concluded. The pact wouldn’t officially be announced until […]
In this entry, Thomas predicts that war is a certainty unless one of three happens in the next few days: Poland crawls down (not likely) England and France desert Poland […]
A short entry from Thomas focuses on the increasing European tensions as war draws closer. Thomas remarks that the current position in Europe is a ‘wearisome thing’ and that there […]
Graham focuses again on his personal experience of war from conflicts past, and shares a conversation he has had recently in which mental health is discussed and the idea of […]
This entry discusses the mobilisation of millions of German troops near the Polish border, and Thomas’s pessimism regarding the outlook of events. By the end of the month, Hitler had […]
Graham’s August entries open with a short one, which gets straight to the point. On the anniversary of Britain’s entry into World War One, only 25 years previously, Graham conveys […]
This entry focuses primarily on Hermann Rauschning, the author of Graham’s latest read which warns of the dangers posed by Hitler and the Nazi party. Rauschning (1887-1982) was a German […]
Graham continues in the personal vein of the previous entry, where in amongst his observations and updates on current affairs, he takes time to reflect and becomes philosophical. The pretty, […]
This entry is quite different from those that we have focused on so far from Graham, with regards to the discussion being dominated by his own personal account of what […]