Willie Robertson

Outstanding, way to go!

Following the SAS deeper into Antarctica at Stonington Island. John Tonkin – no stranger to narrow escapes – faces another in the ice, while Mike Sadler receives another honour shortly before he passed away. See the full film at: youtu.be/-siOoUDzqGI?...

We're talking about George Washington and enslavement on Monday, and on Tuesday, David Kent will join us to talk about Abraham Lincoln's fascination with science and technology. This event takes place at 7:00 pm ET on my YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/live/5wlS7ZR...

Thank you for doing this, so we don't have to 🤣🤣

The paperback edition of my book is coming out in April!

(And 40%off!)

🏆 Finalist, National Jewish Book Award

🏆 Winner, Omeljan Pritsak Book Prize in Ukrainian Studies

🏆 Winner, PIASA Rachel Feldhay Brenner Award

🏆 Honorable Mention, American Association for Ukrainian Studies Book Prize

Fantastic pic Bobbie. 👌

🚨 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

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This was outstanding, thank you Jack.

Don't forget that on Monday I'll be hosting @johngmarks.com, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘦: 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺. We'll discuss how generations of US citizens have fought over Washington's complicated legacy. www.youtube.com/live/YUgthVz...

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

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Get well soon Dr Phil 🫡

WW2 British Vehicle Markings Deciphered - a thread 🧵

Using the Tank Museum's Comet as an example, we can see the following:

1 - Arm of Service Flash
2 - Bridge Classification
3 - Formation Insignia
4 - Serial Number
5 - Tactical Sign
6 - Vehicle Name

All explained in turn below...

[1/10]

Consistency seems to be key here. 🫢

🚨 It's here! It's the 23rd December 1943, and it's all kicking off in the #NewsoftheWar. Starting with the front page headlines that someone's sunk a five-square battleship. And if you get that reference, you're as old as one of our podcast hosts. @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

It's nearly that time.

#6nations #rugby

Mark your calendars for March 9 at 12:00 ET for this livestream event! @brookenewman.bsky.social will be joining me to discuss her new book, The Crown's Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas. Bookmark this on my YouTube channel and don't forget to subscribe!

It has been 21 years since you were lost. Not a day goes by where you aren't in my thoughts.

#XV179 #Hilton22 #LestWeForget #perarduaadastra

Happy cake day 🎂

It has been 21 years since you were lost. Not a day goes by where you aren't in my thoughts.

#XV179 #Hilton22 #LestWeForget #perarduaadastra

Looking forward to this Mark 🫡

Hello there Jeffrey 👋

YouTube video by Italian Military Archives_Naval History The Italian strategy in the Mediterranean 1940 1943

Understanding the conduct of the war by the Italian navy implies an understanding of specific geographical and structural limitations the Regia Marina faced. You can find out more in this video!
youtu.be/DKk-2DDjD84?...

Tomorrow I will be live talking about the liberation of Auschwitz on its 81st anniversary to honour Holocaust Memorial Day. It starts at 6pm GMT.

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Viewer discretion is advised as there may be graphic images!

#History #WW2 #HolocaustMemorialDay

A recent view looking past the quay at Fort Blockhouse, the former submarine base HMS Dolphin, with red-brick buildings in the background.

One of the X-craft modified for COPP operations – either X-20, X-22 or X-23. (From ‘Steady as She Goes’, published by the National Maritime Museum)

🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – #OpPostAble Day 5 – After 4½ days away, at⌚18:30 X-20 is secured alongside at Fort Blockhouse in Gosport, home of submarine base HMS Dolphin – COPP’s first X-craft-based recce of the Normandy coast is at last complete. (📸 from 'Steady as She Goes') #NavalHistory 🧵

It's brilliant and bonkers at the same time.

Map marked to show X-20's approximate release position (map reference 684903) when Logan Scott-Bowden and Bruce Ogden Smith started their swim ashore.

🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – #OpPostAble Night 3 – At⌚20:20 Logan Scott-Bowden and Bruce Ogden Smith slip into the water from X-20's casing and start their second swim towards Omaha Beach. They’re heading in between Le Ruquet and Colleville-sur-Mer exits. #NavalHistory 🧵

Map of the area around Omaha Beach with a red dot marking the rough position where X-20 beached to carry out periscope observations. Map reference was 68639001. (Base map via McMaster University)

🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – #OpPostAble Day 3 –⌚14:40 Midget sub X-20 is in 16½ feet of water off Omaha Beach's Colleville-sur-Mer exit, having moved in from their overnight rest position. Now the COPP men in the sub start 2 hours of periscope observations of defences being built. #NavalHistory 🧵

The Big Garden Birdwatch is taking place THIS WEEKEND! Who's in?

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Air reconnaissance mosaic looking down on the area around Omaha Beach.

🗓️ #OTD in 1944 – #OpPostAble Day 2 – X-20 arrives off Omaha Beach at⌚08:25 – 22 hours after leaving Portsmouth. They stop motors and bottom somewhere between Vierville-sur-Mer and Les Moulins/St Laurent. "Sleep and food for all hands and routine maintenance carried out." 🧵

Provided he has a cunning plan, everything should fine!