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  • A Barrowful of Bacon, and Coffee by the Tubload

    It’s September, and Elizabeth von Arnim’s Solitary Summer has run its course with the arrival of 500 soldiers (and their horses), who are being quartered at the farm, and 30 officers (plus their servants) who are staying in the house.… Continue reading

  • The Real Enigma Heroes, by Phil Shanahan

    FORGET Hollywood. This is the story of the forgotten British heroes who rescued vital documents about the Enigma code from a sinking German U-boat – and there isn’t an American accent within earshot. The paperwork retrieved gave experts at Bletchley… Continue reading