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CONTENTS
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MESSAGE BOARD - NEW!
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HOME PAGE
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
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WAR DIARIES RELATED NEWS

WEBSITE UPDATE: The new War Diaries Message Board is now online for you to share your views and comments!

WWII ARMY BAG FOUND IN DESERT (Nov 2007): Click here to read more.

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

MEMORIAL BENCH UNVEILED (May 2005): Click here for more details...

WAR DIARIES ON TOUR! (March 2005): A selection of the stories have been recorded for a travel commentary to be listened to by coach parties touring in Italy!
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War Diaries designed and created by Beyond The Door, Copyright © 2001-2010 Richard A. Cope. Last updated: 31 March 2010.
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