Walked the Kall trail. Stunning place. Lord knows how the 28th Division fought here

Not 2 minutes in the town 🇩🇪 and we’ve got TANK SPANG

Another fascinating pod from @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social and @newsofthewar.bsky.social. Accounts of terrible privation mixed with mangled Russian names. Seriously though, bloody hell, grim history.

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 5d ago

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!

New series. First ep. LENINGRAD. The series we look at some of the key battles of the SWW, and how they were reported in the newspapers. We go first to Leningrad. The people of Britain followed the siege from start to finish…. Listen here: linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 5d ago

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!

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!

Really excited about this new series…. It’s forced us to look at battles we didn’t know much about, and battles that are talked about so much, we track down how they were perceived at the time by Joe Public. The first one is Leningrad Join us this Friday linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · last wk.

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

Quite hard to like David Stirling, in this weeks SAS special we picked up a letter written in the 70s, reacting to Stirlings gang GB75. Essentially a military coup if Stirling and his cronies lifestyles were threatened. Adam Curtis covered it in his Mayfair Set film. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨 Well, here we go - Who Shares Wins, eh. Our very own rogue zeroes, @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk , bring you this special episode on the Special Air Service. What appeared in the newspapers 1939 to 1945. What didn't - and why. You'll only find this in the #NewsoftheWar!

Some top plastic model making action in this weeks special SAS episode. Find out how I got on making the Tamiya SAS Jeep (36 years ago) linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2w ago

That 'Lawrence look' still makes us squirm. The AFPU took photos that would appeal to the public -- in this week's episode on the SAS, this image does appear in the News of the War. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

It’s about time we started making some money out of this thing.

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2w ago

Join us tomorrow for the big cash in… It’s the News Of The War SAS Special! Join @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social as they discuss how the exploits of the Special Air Service was reported in the newspapers. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

The Field Marshal on the three most memorable moments of his life. ITN 1956 Perhaps not the ones people might expect. I wonder if privately, the death of his wife would have been on the list. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 3w ago

We start, as we always do, by breaking our own rules. News of the War, 1939 - 1945 ... and yet here's Montgomery, waaaaay before he was Monty. Phwooooar. You get it all, here, in the News of the War. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Even if you don’t listen to the episode, can you just take a second to appreciate the outfit? GOAT. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 3w ago

🚨 Heeeeeere's Monty! Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein - the one and only, bringing this six-part series on The Generalissimos to an end. What a man. What a myth. What a moment. @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

Completely random generalissimo generator just happens to land on Monty for the last in the series. Funny, that.

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 3w ago

This Friday, the last on our generalissimos series… the big dog himself. Monty had a pretty high opinion of himself, but what did the people reading the papers think? Join @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social this Friday, wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

We land on Rommel this week. Inevitable really. It’s interesting to see in the papers just when the legends any myths around him start. He looms large in the articles from 1941 onwards. Listen to how they came across in @newsofthewar.bsky.social pod. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨 Welcome to the News of the War! In this, the fifth in our 6-part series on Generalissimos, it's the turn of Erwin Rommel - the Desert Fox himself. @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

We have no control over the random generalissimo generator… where it goes, nobody knows. Tomorrow we have celebrity general: Erwin Rommel

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨 New episode out tomorrow 🚨 It’s celebrity pop star generalissimo time… der große Käse Join us on tomorrow a @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social look at what the newspapers were saying about the desert bogey man. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Ha. What a dweeb.

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · last mo.

You can rely on us to track down the stories that matter. Hard to believe it, but yes, that’s Patton –kitting out the US Tank Corps. Looks like he’s auditioning for Thunderbirds. Check out this week's episode of #Newsofthewar linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

Naughty, naughty, George. General George S Patton speaks at a Boston war bond drive. Joking of course about the malingerers in army field hospitals… some of whom he “interacted” with personally. New ep, Patton, out today. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · last mo.

Utter scandal in the #NewsoftheWar — the infamous "slapping incidents." Patton nearly slapped himself clean out of a command, and the British press followed every twist with barely-disguised glee.

Booked a lovely little holiday with the kids. I’ve promised them it’s not a sneaky battlefield tour. Anyway, as always, I’ve ordered a walking map of the area 👀

Happy Jockmogging day to those that celebrate. #operationepsom

The greatest general of the Second World War, and Zhukov meet in Berlin… Monty presented Zhukov the Order Of The Bath on behalf of King George VI. I do like this little Monty Zhukov bromance Find out more on NOTW pod linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · last mo.

“Zhukov? Never heard of him.” – probably most British readers in 1939. But by 1945 the papers were scrambling to cover this Soviet commander's leadership, helping to stop Hitler cold. How the headlines changed from 1939 - 1945… linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Our new episode of the Generalissimos series is out this Friday, and we turn our attentions east… not quite as far east as Tojo, but to Jason Isaacs himself….. ZHUKOV! Tune in this Friday linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

Ha. You all thought you’d escaped it. Wrong. The only emergency podcast you need. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨 Emergency Podcast🚨 You know us. Any old coat-tail. ☺️ All the headlines on Prime Ministers resigning, as reported in the News of the War... Link below... @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

How can we possibly be at the stage where the baby of the family is looking at universities? 😭

You’ll be able to watch, in real time, just how difficult I find reading stuff out loud We’ll see you all there at We Have Ways Pod Fest 6! wehavewaysfest.co.uk

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News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🔥BRACE YOURSELVES🔥 Bit excited. #NewsoftheWar will be coming to you live at We Have Ways Fest: Sept 11 - 13, as the derring-duo dig into the headlines behind the frontlines. wehavewaysfest.co.uk @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

Strong contender for history’s most contemptible little shitebags, we bring you the second ep of our Generalissimo series: Hideki Tojo. Oh to be able to slap that heed of his. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In this week's #NewsoftheWar, it became clear that the newspapers weren't sure what to say about Tojo in the early days. But as news reached Britain from the far east, opinions settled on despot and dastardly being useful descriptions. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

For our next instalment of the new Generalissimos season, we turn to the land of the rising sun… He’s, well, let’s just say: a bit of a character 😬 New episode out this Friday, find us wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

Join us, for our first episode in our Generalissimos series. To kick us off we have Marshal Pietro Badoglio - a nasty little shitbag if ever I saw one. Find us here: linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 It's the Generalissimos! We're back, and we're back with a new, 6-part series. Six of the best generals, and how their wars were reported in the #NewsoftheWar from 1939 - '45. First up - Marshal Pietro Badoglio. 🇮🇹 @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

What even is a Generalissimo anyway?

News Of The War Pod@newsofthewar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

COMING THIS FRIDAY Our new series: THE GENERALISSIMOS Who will our random generalissimo generator generate this week? Tune into News Of The War Pod this Friday. linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social

Daily Mirror 7th June 1944 Take that, fascists

Take that, Fritz! Monty leading the way. Manchester Evening News 7th June 1944.

Some young Tim Hiddleston action here, from the brilliant 2006 Victoria Cross Heroes series. Hard to recreate the intensity of the fighting around Kohima, and they miss out the part where John Randle covers the embrasure with his own body to contain the grenade blast linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar