This just arrived today…
Lance Goddard’s Hell & High Water—Canada in the Italian Campaign.

And ordered. Thank you 😊

Get this on your Amazon link, please.

I shall have to add to my reading list. My grandfather was in Italy during the war with the IV PLDG (Reconnaissance) Battalion.

This happens to me too when I drop by my local library.

I really enjoyed Rogue Heroes. I think I found a second hand copy for cheap as well.

We planted our garlic around the same time that you did. Next year we will once again start with garlic scape pesto.

Troops leaving trenches during the Battle of the Somme.

From the Larry Lancaster Collection
Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3195211

A fairly intense looking photo from the Anzio beaches, although the caption describes the artillery as more of a nuisance.

Source: Anzio Beachhead by Historical Division, Department of the Army

Combined Arms Research Library Call number940.542 A637 c.1

Bought.

Grackles are one of my favourite birds. We just let them feed along with the cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, squirrels, chipmunks and all the other critters.

Would it be feasible for the international community to 1] get the funds to build a hospital from the ground up to offer aid to the Palestinians, and 2] get permission from Israel to allow such a hospital to be built adjacent to Gaza on Israeli territory? (Solving both supply and security issues.)