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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you Ian! That’s so kind
We we thinking it could have come through being captured in the western desert or through contacts in Portugal

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 20d

Another top pod from @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social. Marvel as Merryn slips seamlessly from Antipodean to RP. Once again a pleasure to catch up with Merryn and Andy at WHWFF.

News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

Bonjour. The words 'love triangle' and 'prisoner of war' don't often appear in the same sentence. But they do in this week's episode of the #Newsofthewar ! It's the tale of the two Johns (honestly, we don't make these up).
@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

🚨Last but not least - it's a #NewsoftheWar scoop!
Did you know when Kit Kat was invented? Neither did we. Check it out, in this week's episode - all the headlines behind the frontlines on 3rd November 1941.. .

News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

Photo of the Week? We head to the Russian front. There's a name for this mud. Do you know what it is? Find out in the #Newsofthewar.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

And our dictator of the week this week is ... a man who's holding back Nazi tyranny. Single-handed, by all accounts. It's all kicking off I tell you...

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

The Duke of Bedford - what a rogue, what a traitor! He's complaining. Loudly. But there’s not much anyone can do about it, above the noise of his 400 parrots...

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

It’s 1941. Hard to believe the headlines about three men walking 300 miles out of the desert (so we checked it out) -- tune in to the #Newsofthewar to find out more!

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 20d

Bonjour. The words 'love triangle' and 'prisoner of war' don't often appear in the same sentence. But they do in this week's episode of the #Newsofthewar ! It's the tale of the two Johns (honestly, we don't make these up).
@andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks James, great to meet you at the weekend

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · 24d

Another banger from @merrynwalters.uk @andyaitch.bsky.social and @newsofthewar.bsky.social. Pleasure to chat briefly with Merryn and Andy at WHWFF.

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News of the War - 30th August 1941

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 26d

And who is ‘Dictator of the Week’, this week? Why it’s that absolute rogue, Mr You-Know-Who, making a standout appearance in the rogue’s gallery.

News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 26d

You don’t get much more Soviet-looking than this particular Soviet. Solomon Abramovich Lozovsky - a prominent Communist and Bolshevik revolutionary, and man about town...

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 26d

1941. To and fro, east and west. Are we still in the Western Desert? Why yes we are ... and SO much of that deserted expanse looks nothing like desert, it’s truly a thing to marvel at (and dig into, in the #NewsoftheWar).

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 26d

Cartoon of the Week (we really must rename this ‘Picture of the Week’), is anything but a cartoon: Ukraine, in the evil clutches of Nazi Germany. Here's the link, people... linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 26d

New episode, for #NewsoftheWar! As you all rattle towards Silverstone today, the race is on in 1941 – it’s 30th August! Let’s start with one heck of an assault on the senses ... it’s all goin’ on, by the Dnieper.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · 27d

We’re stumped at NOTW HQ…. @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk can’t make out what type of tank this on the transporter, it’s in our new episode, out tomorrow….. Can you help?

Taken in August 1941 in the western desert…. Let us know what you think.

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Another top notch pod from @merrynwalters.uk, @andyaitch.bsky.social and @newsofthewar.bsky.social, with added medical expert. That dangerous fool RFK Jnr should listen. I have to say penicillin is a big thing in my home; saved my life. As ever a book recommendation.

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

Don't forget, you can get another 'dose' of @prof-tregoning.bsky.social next week at WeHaveWaysPod WHWFest ... there's more to John than meets the eye! Author of Live Forever?, he also played the drums (IYKNK) - and knows his stuf, WW2-wise ...

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

With @prof-tregoning.bsky.social as our special guest editor this week, we have hard-hitting facts - and EXCELLENT RABBIT HOLES - about gangrene, penicillin, mortality, immunology, and more. @andyaitch.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk

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

How much do you know about the medicine used on the battlefield? Was it worth carrying? How many men died as a result of 'illness' rather than 'wounds'? #NewsoftheWar

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

Jolly excited doesn't begin to cover it! From Moran to Morell, with infections, gangrene (😷), immunology and all things medical in between - our guest editor this week on #NewsoftheWar is @prof-tregoning.bsky.social ...

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

Jolly excited about this weeks episode, in a mid season break of 1941 we have our first guest editor for News Of The War!

@prof-tregoning.bsky.social joins @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk to talk about infections, immunology, horse serum and much more.
🚨 Friday 5th September 🚨

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · Sep 1

Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today in 1939 a London newspaper vendor advertises the evening papers, following Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. #OTD #SWW

Photo: IWM HU 5517 / www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

A black and white photograph shows a newspaper vendor.

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News Of The War Pod @newsofthewar.bsky.social · Sep 1

Got a bit emotional in NOTW towers today..
This daft wee podcast is just a bit of fun between two mates @andyaitch.bsky.social and @merrynwalters.uk

But coming across a review like this just makes it worthwhile.

Thank you to whoever you are. It means such a lot.

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James @jmcn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Another top drawer pod from @newsofthewar.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk and @andyaitch.bsky.social.

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News of the War - 13th June 1941

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