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Early start for Rob Bell as he heads off for the 1st of his films on the #atlanticwall. Rob is going beyond presenting on this - you could call it a passion project. Be part of the growing story at history-makers.com😊🎥#WW2 #SecondWorldWar #NaziRegime

KAYAKING for Finley - part of Marching command Amphibious Operations. In aid of Finleys Touch 💚 Route #4 Operation CockerSchnell Heros **SUNDAY 27th JULY** The Brave personnel of DorsetIC led by their Skipper Nik Brown will be launching from Hamworthy Pier in Poole to

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My busy week on the air included an appearance on Battleground with Saul David - discussing Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945, Operation Zipper, and the Commonwealth Corps that would have taken part in the invasion of Japan in 1946. Catch it here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bat…

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I’m looking at JFK’s frankly superb inauguration speech in 1961 in my new Substack piece and wondering where the vision, clarity and charisma has gone from our political leaders… LINK: tr.ee/3WsoffuABu WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Just had HUGE fun recording this with the marvellous Iain Dale - tune in tomorrow for everything from the Online Safety Act to House of Lords reform via Oliver Cromwell’s love life and Pluto’s planetary status Where Politics Meets History Podcast

A reminder of our fun discussion of “The Siege” by Ben Macintyre, the story of Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980. Try to ignore my scraggy looks, it’s really good!!! youtu.be/aR0_PpwO6ig?si… via YouTube

Saul David explains how fighting the Japanese in the Pacific affected the US Marines. Join us at history-makers.com to see the story unfold & get involved in shaping it #pacificwar #ww2 #PTSD #usmarines

And, of course, the brilliant Battleground !!

Talked about "The Mad and The Brave", my new book on Ukraine's International Legion, with historians Patrick Bishop and Saul David at the Battleground podcast Battleground open.spotify.com/episode/3poZpI…

Saul David will be talking to me on The Briefing Room podcast about Tunisgrad victory in Africa in WWII #wwii #history #historians #HistoryMatters #podcastandchill #thebriefingroom #historybuff #nazi #Africa

On the anniversary of the first atomic bombing, perhaps a reminder that plenty of plans were afoot for operations well into 1946. I went on Battleground with Saul David a couple weeks ago to discuss them 👇

In which we discuss two titans of WW1 literature - “Storm of Steel” vs. “All Quiet on the Western Front”. Do you agree with Roger or Antonia!? youtu.be/yiEp6_7hTTA?si… via YouTube

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Alexander II was the emperor who sold Alaska ruled by the Romanovs since 1799 to Pres Johnson and Secretary Seward & the USA for $7.2m  on 30 March 1867.   Note for President Trump: His father Nicholas I and son Alexander III are heroes and models for Putin but AII is less in

Nice to see ⁦Matt Nixson⁩ and ⁦Daily Express⁩ hit it out of the park with their continuing coverage of VJ Day tomorrow, including excellent features today by ⁦Saul David⁩ ⁦Dr. Richard Duckett⁩ and ⁦Iain_MacGregor1 (@iainmacgregor1.bsky.social)⁩

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