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She was at his side for nearly three cataclysmic years of the Second World War after he chose her from

... She was at his side for nearly three cataclysmic years of the Second World War after he chose her from a shortlist of nine from hundreds of applicants to become his fourth and youngest secretary. She travelled in his private train, describing how he always ...

Published: Saturday 09 February 2002
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 112 | Page: 32 | Tags: none

Second World War. 1990: John Major.made his first visit to the United States as. Prime Minister, overshadowed ..

... Second World War. 1990: John Major.made his first visit to the United States as. Prime Minister, overshadowed by fear of turmoilin the Soviet Union and war:in the:Persian- Gulf. e 1991: 21 US sailors drowned ° when an Israéli ferry taking. - them from ...

Published: Friday 22 December 1995
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 132 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Love and guns play a major part in Rachel’s next film, Enemy At The Gates, an epic Second World War

... Love and guns play a major part in Rachel’s next film, Enemy At The Gates, an epic Second World War drama based on Hitler’s doomed attempt to take the city of Stalingrad. The story centres on a Russian officer named Danilov (Joseph Fiennes) who realises ...

Published: Saturday 20 January 2001
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: 103 | Tags: none

in Britain after the Second world War would like to talk to ex-Servicemen. What were your thoughts on demob? Were

... in Britain after the Second world War would like to talk to ex-Servicemen. What were your thoughts on demob? Were you looking forward 1o peacetime Britain? Did your marriage break up? Any memories welcome. Please write to: :(.m House, lm mond Way, London ...

Published: Monday 17 December 1984
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 45 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

A CONTINUOUS PROCESS AT CLYDEBANK Since the end of the Second World War, 80 ships have been built at Clydebank

... A CONTINUOUS PROCESS AT CLYDEBANK Since the end of the Second World War, 80 ships have been built at Clydebank. They have varied trom cross-Channel steamers to ocean liners, from small dry cargo ships to super tankers, and in the warship field, from frigates ...

Published: Tuesday 07 July 1964
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 89 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

of the Second World War; so she read books, watched films and documentaries and met with a former agent whose

... of the Second World War; so she read books, watched films and documentaries and met with a former agent whose story mirrored that of Charlotte Gray. The actress describes this reallife spy as “one of the most extraordinary human beings I have ever met” ...

Published: Saturday 16 February 2002
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 68 | Tags: none

DURING the Second World War hundreds of Czechoslovakian pilots fled Nazi-occupied Europe to join the British ..

... DURING the Second World War hundreds of Czechoslovakian pilots fled Nazi-occupied Europe to join the British RAF only to face imprisonment on their return when their homeland fell to Communism in 1948. Dark Blue World, Jan Sverdk’s follow up to his s ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 2002
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 75 | Page: 42 | Tags: none

HE Poles, most of whom sought sanctuary in Britain during and 1 z immediately after the . Second World War,

... HE Poles, most of whom sought sanctuary in Britain during and 1 z immediately after the . Second World War, are bound together by different wartime memories and a common post-war experience as political refugees. Marion Boron, a lecturer in photography ...

Published: Friday 11 January 1985
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: 42 | Tags: none

Total War: The Causes and Courses of the Second World War 1 P. CALVOCORESS! G. l&m THE WARTIME term “blockbus-

... Total War: The Causes and Courses of the Second World War 1 P. CALVOCORESS! G. l&m THE WARTIME term “blockbus- LB z — isoney well fit running as B 66 WOB 13 sbeard, for egart parison stops. 4 am&dm?fi:um{: felsdtion appeared, wll rv ceived as it was, ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1989
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: 26 | Tags: none