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Sunday, 29 September 1940

Friday witnessed the signing of the ‘Axis-Japanese Pact’ in Berlin. The Observer‘s diplomatic correspondent believes the pact is ‘chiefly aimed at the United States’, and ‘is intended to steal a march on what is regarded as the inevitable alignment of Britain, America, Russia, and China’ (7): Under it, the Axis and Japan pledge each other

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Saturday, 28 September 1940

The Luftwaffe launched mass daylight raids against London and Bristol yesterday, ‘the most widespread of the war’ according to the Daily Mail (1), and with the largest losses since 15 September, too. German losses are reported to be 130 aircraft and about 300 aircrew, while the British lost 34 fighters and 19 pilots. Many people

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