1st February, 1942

My Irish-Scots blood rushing to my head, I’m ready for fight...

Una Gioncada Haldane

Tyrone-native living in Italy during Mussolini's regime

There seems to be no doubt that Vichy helped Rommel, letting petrol and supplies go through Tunisia, and there may be more surprises from French Africa too, I’m afraid […] I feel like giving your war cry “to hell with them all, we’ll beat them yet” so, with all my Irish-Scots blood rushing to my head, I’m ready for fight.