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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
“Many are the memoirs by generals and politicians of the 1939-45 War and many stories have been written of the exploits of prisoners of war. As a variation, here is an extract from my diary - a diary of an ordinary soldier of one small unit which was pitted against the might of the German Forces led by Field-Marshall Rommell, in what turned out to be the last Axis advance in the Middle East, or in fact in the whole of the war.”     - Arthur Cope
ABOUT WAR DIARIES
My Grandfather wrote these stories based on his diaries from the Second World War - but sadly they were never published. But now you can read them all in their glory and enjoy a remarkable insight into a WWII British Soldier.

Please select a story from the menu on the left hand side. Chapter One begins with extracts from my Grandfather’s diary, followed by 18 short stories, plus an Afterword and several further pages of interest - included the new Message Board for you to leave your views and comments. Please enjoy your visit...

- Richard A. Cope
WAR DIARIES RELATED NEWS

FACEBOOK: War Diaries now has it’s own dedicated Facebook page: I would greatly appreciate visitors to ‘Like’ the site, in an effort to spread the word of our Grandfather’s stories.

BBC ARCHIVE WAR DIARIES: At the beginning of February 2006, the BBC archived the entire collection of War Diaries on the WW2 Peoples War website. See Further Links for more details...

MEMORIAL BENCH UNVEILED: Click here for more details...

WAR DIARIES ON TOUR: A selection of the stories have been recorded for a travel commentary to be listened to by coach parties touring in Italy.
War Diaries designed and created by Beyond The Door, Copyright © 1998-2012 Richard A. Cope. Last updated: 02 January 2012.
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