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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our latest episode in our Less Expected Destinations series is out this Friday…We’re off to New Zealand 🇳🇿 There’s so much to cover, reckon we’ll be back for 2 more episodes! Small country, HUGE impact on the 2WW. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On the night of 16/17 May 1943, Operation Chastise used bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis to breach the Eder and Möhne dams. 53 aircrew were killed and over 1,300 women and men on the ground – many were forced women labourers trapped in their accommodation. 1/6

A twisted water pipe with a man standing on it in front of the breached Möhne dam IBCC Digital Archive Item #62556

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

At least they provided you with a target for the next time you go shooting. 🫢🤣

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bom Dia ... and welcome to this, the second in our 'Less Expected Destinations' series, exploring the News of the War. This time, we're off to Portugal 🇵🇹 @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨🚨IT’S OFFICIAL! 🚨🚨 WW1TV is returning with GWG at the helm. First episode drops next week, with self and Henry Spilberg but you can visit the link below to see what’s scheduled/subscribe! www.youtube.com/@WW1TVchannel Thank you @ww2tv.bsky.social!

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL! 🚨 WW1TV is returning with the Great War Group at the helm! First episode drops next week 🥳 Check out the official page at www.youtube.com/@WW1TVchannel to see upcoming episodes and subscribe!

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Has he got his nan with him too? 🤣🤣

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Liz Coward @lizcoward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For those unfamiliar with Changi. Here's a flavour from back in the day www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdRD...

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Touring Changi Chapel and Museum, Singapore

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

25 Sept 1943 // Overnight on 24/25 September German torpedo boats were detected laying mines off the Essex and Suffolk coasts. HM Trawler Franc Tireur sighted them off Lowestoft at about 1am but was torpedoed as she turned towards them. She sank with 15 men lost. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇦🇷Buenos dias🇦🇷 Welcome to this, the first in our next six-part series. It's not all hide n' seek, y'know. This is all about 'Less Expected Destinations of WW2' - places we don't find as fast in the footnotes. The #NewsoftheWar - it's revolutionary. @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

No episode last Friday, we were recovering from festival shenanigans. So our new series: Less Expected Destinations starts this Friday, 25th. We kick off with our first place Argentina. Oh Lordy 👀 linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

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Dr Prit Buttar @dienekes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If any of you are free tomorrow morning - 1000 UK time, 1100 CET - tune in and listen to the brilliant @ttladada.bsky.social and the less brilliant me talking about Warsaw www.youtube.com/live/KPiXBwn...

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Warsaw: A City at War, 1939–45

Warsaw: A City at War, 1939–45 With Prit Buttar and Lottie Taylor P...

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Barnthorn Publishing @barnthorn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

COMING UP ON WW2TV! Barnthorn author Niall Cherry (‘The Silence of Stone’) discusses the 10th Parachute Battalion at Arnhem live on Monday 21 September at 7pm (UK). Watch/set reminder: www.youtube.com/live/lcMaW5F... #Arnhem #OperationMarketGarden #SecondWorldWar

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Desert Rise, Arnhem Descent: The 10th Parachute Battalion at Arnhem September 1944

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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The story of Flight 93 holds a big lesson for us today: "This amazing group of strangers, when faced with an unthinkable situation and unimaginable fear, got together and took a vote on whether to fight back. Let that sink in. They trusted the democratic process. They trusted each other."

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Remembering Flight 93 through the lens of healing • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

From 2001 to 2009, I was one of a handful of caretakers of the Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You’re all off to WeHaveWaysPod Fest - so are we! And here’s this week’s football special… linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Tim Lambert @timlambert-pa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Calling the same audible I call every 9/11 remembrance day. Thinking of my Flight 93 family and sending them strength. 'And the wind are rollin' And the sky keeps turning grey And the sun is set The sun will rise another day I have wished for so long How I wish for you today" @pearljam.com

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The Long Road

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🔥 Going to WeHaveWaysPod Fest? 🎙️ Want a podcast while you're queueing to get in? ⚽️ BACK OF THE NET - it's our football special. ⏰ 0600 Friday 11th. #NewsoftheWar. @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk [AND WE'LL SEE YOU SATURDAY TOO!] linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wait until its the belt loops on your trousers 🤬

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SandraGittins @sandragittins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Great Western Railwaymen who lost their lives in the First World War #WW1 #FWW Charles Alner Shunter Bruton Pte 1st Somerset Light Infantry Killed in action 1/11/1914 aged 29 Commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Or possibly a fate worse than death 🤔

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 We can avoid it no longer ! In this, the sixth in our Battle series, we're off to Arnhem. Not for a blow by blow account, but for a deep-dive into the newspapers ... to see how Theirs Was The Glory. @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our final instalment of our battles series….. and it’s a biggie… We delve into what the papers said about the Battle of Arnhem. Optimism, false home, introspection and myth making, it’s all there. Join @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk this Friday linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Stuck for something to do on the 12th of September 2026? You could always pop along to watch us at @WeHaveWaysPod fest. @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social will be diving into the headlines behind the frontlines, live. 1845hrs, The Arsenal. See you there.

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Matt Eaton @matteatonmedia.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

You can watch my recent talk on wartime entertainment with @ww2tv.bsky.social here, together with a short article answering some of the questions the audience raised. newsletter.mattheweaton.co.uk/p/from-arras...

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From Arras to Rangoon

Battling to Bring (ENSA) Entertainment to the British Troops

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Tottenham spending £320m and still being shit is peak Tottenham. Absolute respect.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🚨 ALAAAARM!!! ALAAAARM!!! It's the Battle of Britain, and it's our biggest episode yet - digging in to see how the newspapers handled day after day of aerial action. @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

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Matt Eaton @matteatonmedia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My talk on Friday on WW2TV looks at the experiences of Madam V - Virginia Vernon. This remarkable woman worked with the top brass in the British forces and travelled with the men from Arras in 1939 through to Rangoon on VJ Day. www.youtube.com/live/7yTXfNu...

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Madam V - Virginia Vernon’s War: Battling to Bring (ENSA) Entertainment to the British Troops

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COPP Survey @coppsurvey.uk · 27/08/2026

👂Want to hear about COPP's pre-D-Day recces? If you're near Lymington, I recommend this talk by Robbie Scott-Bowden, whose dad Logan was one of the COPP men who did it. It includes family video footage of Logan revisiting the beaches in the 1990s. 🎟️ tinyurl.com/59ufrp8d

Flyer for the event which takes place on 10 September

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Coming tomorrow, our 5th episode in our Battles series…. The Battle of Britain. Join us, wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My daughter is raising money for a wonderful cause, if you can please have a look at the below and share to raise awareness or donate if you are able, it would be appreciated. www.justgiving.com/page/ellisle...

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Ellis’ Legacy - Abigail’s Cold Cot

Help Cat Robertson raise money to support Abigail's Footsteps

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🚨 Brace yourselves, we're heading East to Java. This week, as news reaches Britain of what's happening where, it's a voyage of discovery in column inches... and a battle on land and sea. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🚨 Guadalcanal! Is it a battle, or is it a campaign? Tune in to this week's #NewsoftheWar to find out, as @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk go deep into the Pacific... linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Mopeds etc. parked all over the pavements outside shops looking like a naff bike dealership.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This Friday, our latest instalment in our Battles series…. We go to tropical paradise/hell hole Guadalcanal. Find out how this pivotal battle was reported in the newspapers, this Friday. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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Ellis’ Legacy - Abigail’s Cold Cot

Help Cat Robertson raise money to support Abigail's Footsteps

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🚨 In this week's News of the War, we're off to Cassino, and to the battle(s) breaking through the Liri Valley. How was it reported? And why? And, tell us, do you think of Monte Cassino and then think of Maori?! It's all in the News of the War... @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It's not like anything could go wrong, right?

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

There seems to be a bit of it around there, not sure why 🤔🤣🤣

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

And so we dive into our next 6-part series on News of the War. This time it's what was in the newspapers during the Biggest, Baddest Battles*, and first up is Leningrad! @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk (*battles-ish) ваше здоровье!

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

NEW SERIES COMING… This Friday we change course, from the Generalissimos to the Battles, 6 of them… …This Friday our first is Leningrad. How was the longest siege in the SWW reported in the papers? @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

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Italian Military Archives @ima-naval-history.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

An obscure project of the Italian Navy to deploy a high number of low-cost submarines when the outcome of ww2 seemed compromised: youtu.be/QOdAyVRD0Vw?... @crusaderproject.bsky.social @navalairhistory.com @drachinifel.bsky.social @axe99.bsky.social

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Willie Robertson @willie862.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Watched it, enjoyed it and spotted you a mile off!

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