The Russians have complained that the British and Americans weren't doing anything to help in the war and that they had to take on the Germans all by themselves. Nothing could be further from the truth. Stopping Germans from getting oil in the middle east would have been a waste of time if the British and Americans hadn't kicked the Nazis out of North Africa. There was enough of an oil supply in North Africa to have made the sacrifice on the Russian Front moot.

Everything was going so well until it rained.

The Russians are caught sleeping while the Brits try to help out without anyone knowing they are doing so.

A poem by Calgary Poet Laureate Sherry-D Wilson.

Russia is invading Finland while Hitler invades Europe. And Bertie opens with a major blunder which he turns into a victory.

All the major players are in position, with a few knocked out of the way. In this episode, we move up to the doorway of war.

In this episode we learn of intrigue and espionage from Russia, through to America. Washington is a hotbed in more ways than one.

A strange trio is formed, we think, and then disappears into oblivion. Bill, Bert and Blinky.

We introduce two brothers who are completely opposite to each other and their experience in the First World War.

Thinking about Dieppe and why is the official story so different to what actually happened? And discovering links between the Dieppe Raid and the battle of Moscow. An ongoing story.