Simon Leney
@simonleney
Seale-Haynian. Interests - SOE, Jedburghs & Force 136. SWW, espionage & fast jets. IC #1224. Dorset exile, loving the Wye Valley.
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07-06-2011 13:00:27
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On my way back from Cambridge & a short detour to visit the memorial at Molesworth 🙏 The Mighty Eighth Podcast
We’ve got an amazing selection of books on display - both new & classic favourites here at National Army Museum today to support the launch of their new exhibition’Beyond Burma’ Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 Dr. Richard Duckett Jack Bowsher - Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945
The Kohima Educational Trust National Army Museum Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 Dr. Richard Duckett Jack Bowsher - Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 Jungle Warrior is an excellent read.
🚨 New show joining the Goalhanger network 🚨 Anthony Scaramucci's Open Book is now part of the family - weekly deep-dives with leaders from politics, business, culture & beyond. First GH episode drops Wed with historian James Holland of WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk. goalhanger.com/post/anthony-s…
Fantastic talk last night in the glorious #HerefordCathedral by Ben Macintyre on The Siege. Day 1 of Hereford Military History Festival & it’s off to a flying start. Some great talks planned for the weekend. Looking forward to meeting up with clare mulley to share some stories of #VirginiaHall 🙏
Anybody looking for an excellent military history festival - it's well worth booking into Hereford Military History Festival this weekend - and don't miss Damien Lewis tomorrow (Sun) at 12.30 talking all things #SAS in WW2 & some spectacular great escapes. Book tkts here: tinyurl.com/jnv5d7m8
Another fascinating talk today at Hereford Military History Festival. Angharad Hampshire talking about her novel, The Mare, about a female concentration camp guard who was extradited from the US post war
Day 3 of Hereford Military History Festival - The master storyteller that is Damien Lewis - such a compelling speaker, I could listen all day. Bravo 👏👏👏 I look forward to you turning your attention to #Force136, such many great stories & so little known….🙏🤞
Just listened to this last one. Well done chaps The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2 it has been a fab journey through 1942, and thanks for the shout out for SOE. Let's do it!
🅱🅾🅾🅺 'The Special Operations Executive in Burma' by Dr. Richard Duckett uses declassified documents from The National Archives to reveal the extent of SOE operations in Burma (Myanmar) during World War II. #TheSOEInBurma #RichardDuckett #SOE #WW2 3/3 amazon.com/dp/1788319885