Thomas Graham’s Diary – 25th August 1939
In this entry, Thomas reflects on the loss of life in the First World War, just 25 years before this. One of the biggest factors in the support for appeasement […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 24th August 1939
It must be remembered that as we edge closer to war, Thomas had already seen his share of conflict. He joined the King’s Liverpool Regiment as a Second Lieutenant on […]
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 20th August 1939
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 19th August 1939
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 15th August 1939
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 8th August 1939
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 6th August 1939
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 […]
Thomas Graham’s Diary – 4th August 1939
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 […]
The Clay Toll
If you have been out exploring the ground at the King’s Knot in Stirling, there is a good chance you would have passed the site of an old Stirling landmark: […]