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A little bird told me: a Pigeon Post
October 18th, 1943. The Italian town of Colvi Vecchia, Italy. Not a pretty situation: war never is. The Italian town was largely occupied by German forces who fought doggedly. And wearily, the...
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The Turing Teddy Bear
This morning, I drove my son to school and pulled up in the school road. And we were in a tearing hurry. But everything stopped for quite a minute, as Felix strapped Bumpy The Elephant into his...
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The Spy Hut: where James Bond began
picture source: bletchleypark.co.uk So there I was, ambling speculatively round Bletchley Park – the wartime Enigma code cracking mecca in the heart of England – when I stepped into this hut much like...
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The Dawn Before the Dark
A bay window looking out on a spacious drive. Not an extraordinary view. If one is being sniffy one might point out that it is not one of the grand old English Houses. Bletchley, built after an older...
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