Hitler’s Italian Fantasy Life November 16, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary
Beachcombing offers today an other example of a historical dream. However, unlike the nightscapes of Leonardo or Augustine, here, instead, is a fantasy from Adolf Hitler. Now Hitler’s private life is not particularly well known. There are unsubstantiated rumours about his genealogy and his sexual preferences, and his family relations (including a possibly murdered niece). [...]
Spitfires and Radars in 1944 November 12, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary
***Idiot time: confirming the comments about anniversaries here, Beachcombing accidentally published two posts on the 11.11.11. This needs to be shunted forward to the 11.12.11. Anyone who is missing a post should look for the Great Crying*** Beachcombing has a terrible record of not respecting anniversaries. But today, in part to subvert all the 11.11.11 [...]
Gunfire in Notre Dame November 9, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary
A wibt (wish I’d been there) moment in a snatch of about five minutes as Mrs B is still far away from home and Beachcombing has to undertake full babysitting duties for his two terrifying daughters. 26 August 1944, after four long years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by Allied troops and marching into [...]