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2 May 1942	HMS Edinburgh sinks with its Gold Bullion With just 250 miles to go to Murmansk, a U-boat attacked 'Edinburgh' blowing off part of her stern and making the ship helpless. A decision was made that it became neccesary to sink the ship, despite carrying a massive cargo of gold bullion destined for Russia.
6 May 1942	Exeter has again been bombed by the Germans in what is thought to be reprisals for the RAF bombing of some of Germany's historic cities. The raids on similar British towns and cities are being branded as Baedeker Raids, hailing from the German Pocket Guides featuring such towns in the Baedeker visitor booklets.
9 May 1942	The Island of Malta is fighting back, thanks to the recent influx of Spitfires on HMSs Eagle and Wasp, which even caught Gerry and the Italian bombers napping. Having destroyed several 'Spits' on the ground last month, they were obviously unaware of the reception committee when the RAF screamed down on the bombers from out of no-where. Several enemy 'planes were shot down.
31 May 1942	In what became a burning inferno, the historic city of Cologne was the target of over 1,000 RAF bombers. Orchestrated by Air Marshal "bomber" Harris, the raid was designed to not only knock out its industrial bases but also to hit back at the Nazi propaganda machine and hit the Germans hard by demonstrating a strong RAF power force. It was reported that some 6,500 young men formed the bomber crews that night that took over 90 minutes of bombing action. Many a Londoner may feel that justice has been partly 'seen to be done' for what the Luftwaffe did in 1940 and 1941.
31 May 1942	Rommell has commenced yet another offensive in the Western Desert but his plans haven't gone exactly to plan. With the support of German dive bombers hitting the British across the Gazala road, and hoping to aim for Tobruk, they met the US Grant Tanks, recently delivered to the 8th Army. His Panzers took a beating, at long last, and Rommel had no alternative but to adopt a defensive position, in what became known as the "Cauldron". This was a victory for the Allies but the British now understand why he's called the Desert Fox. But they can dig in too!