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Join David and his loyal dog, Fin, as they dive into the fascinating world of history, with a special focus on the Second World War.

Joined May 2025
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Words failing me as the dust settles on another @WeHaveWaysPod Festival, a mad event centred on my dearest friend @james1940 serving up wär wäffle in a safe space for the fellow Afflicted, the IC, the Stoic Club, the Very IC and so many others. Sumptuous brain food, amazing spirit, a thousand new friends and a shedload of fabulous familiar faces. The Pacific War, Mers el Kebir, PWE, Philby's War, The Joy of Airfix, Hood vs Bismarck, Arnhem, Midshipmen at War, and so much more as well as the ENSA show ("good moaning"), the morning service, the odd refreshing drink.... a gigantic thanks to @GoalhangerHQ for organising and somehow getting me and Jim into the right places at the right times. And the charitable effort too for @FinleysTouch staggering generosity from everyone in terms of money, time and good will. All the marches over the year, culminating in Paul Hicks walking from Oval to Blackpit, the Hawaiian Shirts, the Kitoff. I salute you all and remain in humble to dent to you all. I didn't get the chance to take many photos as I was rushing about doing polite selfies mainly. Included for the modellers is some mud on a Sherman suspension.
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🚨 More YouTube channels are being destroyed by bogus sexual content claims. 🚨 Seventy-three days ago, my 155K-subscriber WWII history channel was disabled overnight, and my 55K-subscriber channel was terminated. The AI's reason? "Harmful content involving minors." 🚨 The reality? The videos contain nothing but 80-year-old grainy WWII footage of tanks, soldiers, and historical events. ⚠️ This sets a dangerous precedent. Today it's history channels. Tomorrow it could be documentaries, educational content, travel, journalism, or other factual archives. Even larger channels aren't immune. 🚨 At a minimum, creators deserve a genuine human review before years of work are erased. If this concerns you, please LIKE and SHARE to help bring attention to it. #YouTubeCensorship #Day73 #WWIIArchive @TeamYouTube @YouTube
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Please do join us: the more the merrier!
MARCHING WITH SUNRAY FOR FINLEY Tomorrow, @almurray and a brilliant band from the @WeHaveWaysPod community will set off across London on the 3rd march for #FinleysTouch in 2026 to support children with cancer and their families, AGAIN! TO DONATE: shorturl.at/OOSI4
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🚨YouTube’s AI has wiped out 13+ years of WWII tank archive footage and veteran stories. 🚨 This is how our past disappears. If you care about preserving history, please help amplify Maybe the bigger Youtubers can help us out! @ArmchairHist @ConeOfArc @tanksenc @HISTORY @history_yt @RealTimeWWII Tag a channel you think will amplify this ! My entire channel is gone, and my account has been disabled 155,000 subscribers erased overnight. People are now calling me a PDF file, because in their minds the channel “wasn’t deleted” even though you can clearly see that it was. youtube.com/channel/UCjejQoj… First, the channel was removed. Then, my entire account was disabled. YouTube support bots claiming it was a Google product trigger, doesn't make a lick of sense when the channel was deleted first! The content that got flagged? Historical WWII footage. No nudity. No inappropriate intent. Just real history yet it was labeled as “child abuse material.” And I’m not the only one this has happened to. youtube.com/shorts/8uT0C9_xp… This isn’t just about one channel. It raises serious concerns about how automated systems are handling and potentially erasing historical archives. We can’t let real history be misclassified or disappear like this. #RestorePanzerPicture #YouTubeCensorship #WWIIHistory #SaveHistory @TeamYouTube
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THIS MONTH! The effort being made by the #IC is amazing @WeHaveWaysPod @ww2headquarters @TheLondonIC1 Join us if you can! @FinleysTouch
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Replying to @Hush_Kit
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Come join me and @james1940 at a unique event where people don't glaze over when you start taking about your favourite tank.
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YOUTUBE DELETED 13 YEARS OF WWII HISTORY At this point, I only have 6 months left to recover my channel. After that, everything on my account will be permanently deleted. (155K subs) pure archive footage of tanks + veteran stories was nuked by AI for “child sexual abuse” and “harmful content with minors”. Zero kids. Zero violations. Just historical footage. We need a REAL human review NOW! If you hate Big Tech erasing history: LIKE this post COMMENT “Restore Panzerpicture” REPOST this! if AI censorship of history must STOP! #RestorePanzerPicture #YouTubeCensorship #WWIIHistory #SaveHistory @TeamYouTube
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Achtung achtung! Best British tanks? Or more of a Panzer perv? Dig in with @almurray at @TankMuseum on #ww2headquarters youtu.be/pJEsTA_eKzE?si=m47s…
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NEW SERIES... DROPPING 14th MAY!
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Overlord Show is shaping up to be a fantastic weekend out—don’t miss your chance to experience the South Coast’s premier military spectacle. Book your tickets now: overlordshow.co.uk @DavidAndFin @TukerJones1944 @almurray please share :)
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This is awesome. Just for Fin! Always enjoyed David’s Tank Museum videos, but with these you get extra fetch and drop action! Give him a follow!
The First Mass Helmet - The Adrian - out now!
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The club members presale event for WHWF6 is done now, but don't worry if you missed it! Tickets go on General Sale today! There's a couple of VIP tickets left, if you're fast... wehavewaysfest2026.eventbrit…
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David Willey retweeted
🚨 13 years of work gone overnight. 🚨 Can we please get help @TeamYouTube? As some of you know, I live with chronic illness, specifically Crohn’s disease. That means there’s only so much stress my body can take before it completely shuts down. For over a decade, this channel was more than just content. It was something I built through the hardest days. When I couldn’t do much else, I worked on this. It gave me purpose, stability, and a reason to keep moving forward. And now, it’s all gone. My channel was flagged for “harmful content involving minors” and “sexual abuse” claims that are simply not true. There was no warning, no clear explanation, and no access to real human support. Just like that, everything disappeared. I’m exhausted and I know I’m not the only creator going through this right now. Putting in the effort to keep creating while managing a chronic illness is already a challenge. To have everything taken away like this is heartbreaking. What’s the value of recognizing, verifying, or even awarding creators if their work can be erased instantly without a proper review? I’m asking for a human review of my channel. This isn’t just a collection of videos. It represents 13 years of dedication and one of YouTube’s largest historical archives. And I’m not alone. Over 200 creators have reported being demonetized or removed under vague policy labels such as: • “Harmful content involving minors” • “Misleading Family Content” • “Content related to sexual abuse” Why is educational content no longer being protected?
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Members pre-sale of hot cakes still going!
WHWF6 Tickets on pre-sale NOW for members! Includes a discount and exclusive merch! This week only...
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Episode 2 of Warbirds is out today! But to hear the whole of this story...
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📢NEW EPISODE!📢 We're back! After an unanticipated week away we return with a modern Indian war movie recounting a heroic last stand of 1962 Sino-Indian War - '120' Bahadur'! Find it wherever you get your #podcasts OR in the link below!
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Coming TOMORROW on WHW YouTube: Operation Pedestal, episode 6 of our recent Malta series. Truly cinematic stuff.
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@almurray gets up close with the real Fury tank, driven by Brad Pitt on screen 💥 Catch Al’s full walk-around of the iconic Sherman “Easy Eight” in our latest film: bit.ly/4pMZQLn #tanks #fury #tankmuseum #ww2 #history
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@almurray meets Tiger 131 🐅💥 From its capture on the battlefield to its arrival in the UK, discover the engineering marvels (and tactical failures) behind the tank that terrified Allied forces. Watch the full 15-minute film now: youtu.be/QEyB0_Ozof8?si=FIVK…
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