1944

entertainment

Dec 26, 2025

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5 min read

The Festive Sack was Positively Bulging in Italy, 1944 Pt.2

In which an RAF Erk goes to the ball and puts his foot in it

Matthew Eaton

entertainment

The Festive Sack was Positively Bulging in Italy, 1944 Pt.1

Dec 18, 2025

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5 min read

The Festive Sack was Positively Bulging in Italy, 1944 Pt.1

In which Major Plaistowe's villain enjoys a fairy-tale ending

Matthew Eaton

burma

Aug 22, 2025

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4 min read

Einstein’s Secret Weapon and Italy 1944

Morale, the Censor, and a Bit of Wishful Thinking

Matthew Eaton

italian campaign

Ortona, Canadian Drag Artistes & The Tin Hats

Jul 26, 2025

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5 min read

Ortona, Canadian Drag Artistes & The Tin Hats

Bringing much-needed colour and a reminder of home to the troops

Matthew Eaton

army welfare service

The Great Ping Pong Crisis of Italy 1944

Jun 14, 2025

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5 min read

The Great Ping Pong Crisis of Italy 1944

Unusually for the Italian Campaign, a story where the British Army distinctly lacked balls

Matthew Eaton

military

Jan 1, 2025

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4 min read

The Allies as Liberators or Occupiers?

A review of Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos by Keith Lowe

Matthew Eaton

history

Sep 23, 2024

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3 min read

Arnhem 80th Anniversary (Part 2)

"In the cause of freedom"

Matthew Eaton

british army

Jul 28, 2024

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5 min read

The Way Ahead: Britain in 1944

The relevance of Carol Reed's propaganda film when it was released on 6th June 1944

Matthew Eaton

1944

The Festive Sack was Positively Bulging in Italy, 1944 Pt.2

The Festive Sack was Positively Bulging in Italy, 1944 Pt.1

Einstein’s Secret Weapon and Italy 1944

Ortona, Canadian Drag Artistes & The Tin Hats

The Great Ping Pong Crisis of Italy 1944

The Allies as Liberators or Occupiers?

Arnhem 80th Anniversary (Part 2)

The Way Ahead: Britain in 1944

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