If you can get through your first day back without wanting to either quit or punch someone, everything will be a breeze. 🤣🤣

That looks quite good.

🚨 In this week's News of the War, what a change in what the newspapers are saying. It's 12th March 1945, and you'd think it's all over ... there's even a bridge.
@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Happy cake day 🎂

New year, new season, new episode!
Join us for news of the war for the biggie.. 1945.

Off to a flying start with the headlines from the 12th January 1945, the tide has turned on the Bulge as the allies push on.

@merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

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Spitfire flies LOW over TV presenter YouTube video by WingsTV Channel

For context re: my earlier post, here’s the original clip. If you’ve not seen it before, you’re in for a treat. If you have, watch it again anyway because it’ll instantly make your Friday at least 50% better.

youtu.be/brd44OS0Ueo?...

Dusty bottle of Tempranillo wine dated 2020.

Surprising what you find at the bottom of the wine rack.

Bit dubious opening something from 2020, look what happened the last time someone did that! 😬

Well done tovarisch!

The Siege of Tobruk in Popular Memory YouTube video by WW2TV

This Friday marks 85 years since the start of the siege of Tobruk on 10 April 1941.

To mark the occasion, I'll be joining WW2TV again next week to chat about the siege in popular memory.

It'll go live on 16 April.

Link here: 🔗 www.youtube.com/live/fkS3GCA...

Instead of sitting outside watching paint dry (on the granddaughters toy box), I used my time wisely to see this outstanding book by @spitfirefilly.bsky.social off the tbr pile.

Quite possibly, one of the best books written on the Battle of Britain era.

Outside?

QUARTERDECK n.5 - Q&A about the Italian Navy in WW2 YouTube video by Italian Military Archives_Naval History

See you tonight at 9PM (CEST) for the new Quarterdeck episode, answering your questions about the Italian Navy. Here are some of the topics you chose:
📍Subs in the Red Sea
📍Subs in the Black Sea
📍Amphibious capabilities
And more..
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@crusaderproject.bsky.social

🚨OBLIGATORY UNBOXING KLAXON🚨My book is finally here! Where’s the Brad Pitt filter when you need it? 😂

Tracks are the way forward.

🚨 It's 23rd December 1944. There's a rumour, it might not be over by Christmas. But in other news there's also one hell of a scandal on the back page this week👀, and plenty of stories to get us thinking in-between...

@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk
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Out tomorrow - new episode.
All the headlines from the 23rd of December 1944…. Will the war be over by the end of the year?

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@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

A Memory Owed + The Name On The Bag - The Kinema In The Woods Tue 12 May

'A Memory Owed' is showing at the The Kinema In The Woods, Woodhall Spa as a double bill with documentary 'The Name On The Bag'. Tues 12 May, 19:45. Q&A with the Director and Producer afterwards. @nmtdambusters.bsky.social thekinemainthewoods.co.uk/KinemaInTheW...

Painting depicting the Battle of Cape Matapan.

🗓️ #OTD in 1941 – COPP founder Nigel Willmott's first beach recce sortie is interrupted by the build-up to the Battle of Cape Matapan (🎨 IWM A 9762). #NavalHistory

In sub HMS Triumph, Willmott's off the north coast of Rhodes and has had time for one brief periscope recce of the coast. 1/3

Hill's Cowboys : 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion - Op VARSITY 1945 YouTube video by Ham & Jam - The WW2 British Airborne Podcast

Happy Bouncing the Rhine Day for all who celebrate! 81 years ago today was Op. Varsity. It’s also the day that Fred ‘Toppy’ Topham earned his VC.
If you want to hear about Canadians at Op. Varsity - and the story of how Toppy won a VC - you can listen to here: youtu.be/rnr2t7Zf1JQ?...

The Undefeated by Bill Robertson | Barnthorn Publishing 423 PagesISBN 978-1-917120-57-9B&W Images They were soldiers, sailors, and airmen who found themselves in enemy hands. But captivity was only the beginning...The Undefeated strips away romanticise...

Join us in congratulating Bill Robertson on the publication of his book, The Undefeated: The Untold Lives of Allied Prisoners of War in Europe, 1939-45.

*Buy from our website: barnthornpublishing.co.uk/product-page... & Amazon: amzn.eu/d/0huXrVR7

#NewBook #PrisonersOfWar #SecondWorldWar

Ahh, the wonderful piece of British engineering that's the envy of the civilised world.

🚨 It's the News of The War! It's the 4th November, 1944. Many bridges crossed, still a few to go. Got to start with Photo of the Week though, because -well- look at it. Just look at it. 👀 This week, hear @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk wang on about AVREs in the newspapers...

‘In the social consciousness… a soldier of any military organisation is a male soldier. Women’s participation is perceived as simple, ordinary, properly unnoticed.’
Elżbieta Zawacka, aka ‘Zo’, BOTD 1909

Gutted doesn't even come close, one of the best guitarists out there. #RIPPHIL

🚨 Bonjour. This week's news of the war tackles the moments that matter in September 1944 - NO NO NOT THAT MOMENT, NOT YET - on 6th September 1944, to be precise. And we start, with French tragedy...

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Get better soon John 😷

🚨 It's the 30th June 1944, so where to begin?! In this week's News of the War, the pages are full of reasons fror @andyaitch.bsky.social to get stuck in, and @merrynwalters.uk to chip in occasionally with, well, WW2 scoops, really.

EPSOM. OVERLORD. BAGRATION. UNCLE ROGER.

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The German Way of War: Part Seven The Follow-Up and the Q&A

Latest Substack post refers to Tuesday’s forthcoming Q&A - hope you can join us. open.substack.com/pub/philipwb...