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Editorial – Base Betrayal – Dunkirk – Invasion

1 June 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 1, 1940 Base Betrayal So far the war has brought little but shocks and surprises. The latest and greatest is...

Editorial – Dunkirk Evacuation – De Novo

8 June 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times, June 8, 1940 De Novo Our immense thankfulness for the substantial rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders mercifully clouded...

Editorial – Spirit of France is Unconquerable

15 June 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 15, 1940 France's Agony The agony of the crucial battle continues. Hitler has made his supreme bid, and France has...

Editorial – Alas for France – The Bombing Begins

22 June 1940
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 22, 1940 Alas For France Our unhappy Ally has been struck down at our side and we fight on—alone.  Yet not...

Editorial – Pawned By Petain

29 June 1940
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Saturday 29 June 1940 Pawned By Petain Mr. Churchill has said sufficient to indicate that the French capitulation, if not...