News Of The War Pod

Thanks James!

Give this pod a listen, one of the best WWII pods.

Oh Peter, thank you very much!

Good to see friend of the show, VD make an appearance again.

Even if you don’t listen to the whole episode, skip to 13m 20s
Bonkers.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

... but it's not all tragedy, in Feb 1944. If you want to hear two podcasters losing it completely, then this week's #Newsofthewar is for you.

This early in 1944, there's a lot going to distract the enemy - on all sides. This week's #NewsoftheWar...
linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

We do like a Victorious Disease ... 👀
... what a war, people. What. A. War. @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

Controversy too, in February 1944 - good film, or atrocious?! This week's entertainment news touchs on a shocker, based on an incredible book:
linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News for the ages: when @AndyAitcheson and @rentaquill aren't doing Omar Bradley impressions, they're discussing the relentless march of time, verissimilitude, and this chap too. This week's #newsofthewar gets spicy.

In the week's #NewsoftheWar, one of our hosts refers to this as an oblique relief view. The other says 'it's a bit like a ski map'. Which is hard to fault. Maps of the Week, folks... spot the landmarks, in February 1944.

Early on in #NewsoftheWar, we agreed that a Photo of the Week was essential - EVEN ON A PODCAST - but this one was tricky to nail down in the description. Do you know what's happening here?
linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

🚨 In February 1944, what would *you* have discovered in #NewsoftheWar? Multiple invasion reports. Invasion stats. Germany's view on multilple reports of invasion stats.
Loose lips sink ships *BUT*... apparently, it's already in the newspapers! @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

Some incredible stories, and an interesting discussion around VC vs. GC, definition of ‘In the face of the enemy’ for military personnel. I’d say Arthur Banks is another example of that slightly grey area:

bsky.app/profile/jami...

Thanks, Jamie!

This GC blew me away. I cannot fathom the selflessness of Rev Herbert Pugh, who went down with the ship HMT Anselm.

An interesting aside, Anselm was sunk by U96, made famous by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, author of Das Boot. Buchheim joined the boat a few months after Anselm.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

🚨... aaand Malta, of course. The only collective GC awarded during WWII, not without controversy. Read all about it - hear all about it - in this week's #NewsoftheWar.

@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

At this point, in this week's #NewsoftheWar special, if you don't have something in your eye ...

Whatever else is happening, it's the actions of men like Rev Herbert Pugh that give us a reality check. This. THIS, is courage

You have to listen to #NewsoftheWar.
Some news is totally unexpected.

On the home front, men and women weren't duty bound to fight forwards - but they did. In this week's #NewoftheWar special, we hear about Albert Ernest Dolphin ~ deliberately putting himself in danger to save someone else.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Acts of courage knew no bounds, but the award of the George Cross was a qualified process. The only George Cross recipient to have survived Japanese captivity, Durrani was one of the first George Cross Committee members of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.

The George Cross carries with it a peculiar criteria ~ not in the presence of an enemy ~ but that doesn't mean men un uniform weren't worthy of its award (we don't say 'win', it wasn't a race). AB Colin Grazier GC.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Szabo is well known now, but many names are unknown to us *unless* we're looking at #NewsoftheWar. Private Benjamin Hardy GC, for his courage at No. 12 Prisoner of War Camp, Cowra. Outstanding gallantry, incredible courage.

Spoiler.: You'll need your handkerchiefs this week.

It's not all doom and gloom in this week's #NewsoftheWar, it just feels like it. These were different times, and different news carried different views. Case in point - Violette Szabo, GC - posthumously awarded the George Cross.

🚨 SPECIAL: In this week's #NewsoftheWar, it's the George Cross. Never before, was so much bravery and heroism packed into six columns wide.

Grab your hankies ... the King awaits ...
@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Join @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social this Friday for the News of The War George Cross special.

Often overlooked compared to stories of the Victoria Cross, we dive into the tales of astonishing heroism of the people that were awarded the GC in the SWW

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Hello. Some of you may have been on the WHW livestream last night and heard Al talking about our podcast @newsofthewar.bsky.social

We try not to hang off others coattails but, well they brought it up! (we’re overwhelmed by the kindness)
Interested? here’s the link

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Ha!

Nice little video of Eisenhower and his 2IC Arthur Tedder, along with Monty in Normandy, early June 44.

We’re assuming this is before Tedder grew to hate Monty 🤨

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

IWM (A70 46-10)

A packed pod. From duelling Montys to a sad moment of reflection, it’s all there. @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social put together a good way to end the week.

Wonderful ear food as always