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Historian, author & broadcaster of WW2. Chalke History Festival. #WarGen #WeHaveWays podcast. #WW2WalkingTheGround Purveyor of jackets https://nitter.cf/t.co/n6zLfaNBnC
Near Salisbury, Wiltshire
Joined May 2009
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What did you think of yesterday's episode, part 1 of our look at Little Stalingrad, Ortona?
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To my mind, this is one of the most beautiful autochromes ever taken: a study of artists on the banks of the Dordogne near Beaulieu in France. The light, colour & composition is a work of art in itself. It was taken in colour 98 years ago, in 1925, by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont.
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Fancy a little sideways look at the most talked about British battle of all time?
We did an Arnhem Ep a few weeks ago on @newsofthewar
linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar
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 @AndyAitcheson and @rentaquill this Friday
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New piece: what uniforms tell us about the countries they’re designed for. If I was in US Space Force and expected to wear the new look, I think I’d resign on the spot. @WeHaveWaysPod tr.ee/3WsoffuABu
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Hitting the road with the magnificent Bearded Brigands, at the WeHaveWays Fest, riding in a Chevrolet truck of the type the Long Range Desert Group used to master the Sahara, in the early stages of the desert war. My new book, BEHIND ENEMY LINES, traces the incredible true story of one LRDG, SAS and finally SOE patrol across North Africa, Italy and finally into the war-torn Yugoslav mountains. You can pre-order here:
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Top man, Joe! And thanks for playing your brilliant part!
Well done on the fest! You & @james1940 knocked it out of the park. High level trolling was going on in the poster behind the green room bar (whoever was behind this was a genius) :
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I’ve been speaking to Caroline Frost, daughter of John Frost CB DSO & Bar, MC, about the need to preserve this vital Arnhem heritage. Please share widely and get behind this. Thanks! Click link below for more details:
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Hopefully nothing!
This was absolutely EPIC. Hood v Bismarck at @WeHaveWaysPod Fest. As someone once said ...What's not to like ?
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The dust is beginning to settle on a rather fantastic WHWF6 - we hope you all enjoyed yourselves and already counting down the days to WHWF7! Do you have any highlights to share from this year's fest?
Does anyone have a contact in the Medieval Combat Sports Association GB? @WeHaveWaysPod Mustard keen to get hold of someone. Thanks!
I’ve a new piece about the weather on D-Day. Could they have gone on 5 June after all? @WeHaveWaysPod tr.ee/3WsoffuABu
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What was it like being one of thousands waiting for D-Day to begin?
Tom and James uncover Ancestry's World War II War Diaries that reveal what soldiers were experiencing as the invasion hung in the balance.
🤝 Paid partnership
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The map is upon us! And
@WeHaveWaysPod Festival is next week!
Tickets remaining for fans of wär wäffle.
See you there!
@James1940
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From the bocage of Normandy in August 1944 to the sands of North Africa in November 1941... join Jim and Al tomorrow for a new 4-part series of 'One Man's War', as we look at the wartime experience of Sam Bradshaw, using exclusive interview material from Jim's time with Sam, combined with an overview of the searing conflict Sam found himself fighting in Libya.
Spot on from @TomTugendhat
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AND hours and hours of EXTRA content. All those audio books and letters don’t read themselves. A huge investment of time on the part of @almurray for Independent Coy members’ exclusive enjoyment, @JasonScotBills!
Very sorry you feel this way , Jason. No ads, first dibs on offers, live stream every other week, newsletter - all that was promised at the outset and still fulfilled. If only you knew how much time, effort and work goes into the podcast and into all we do. No complacency on our part, I can assure you!
Very sorry you feel this way , Jason. No ads, first dibs on offers, live stream every other week, newsletter - all that was promised at the outset and still fulfilled. If only you knew how much time, effort and work goes into the podcast and into all we do. No complacency on our part, I can assure you!
There's been so much amazing stuff that has grown out of the WHW pod - the pod itself, the festival, family stories, the readings, the video content to name but five.
But the Patreon has been left behind. And as one of the 12000 paying annual subs, I'm wondering what exclusive extras I'm paying for.
I'm not alone in thinking this.
Happy to discuss offline.