Show Notes
"News of The War" – and a rather good Monty impression, matched with an awfully bad rendition of the Commander-in-Chief. But in better news, the Germans are on the run now - it's the end of 1943 - and things are looking up in Italy. Ish. We're not quite there yet. This week, it's all doctrine in #NewsoftheWar, and the impressions being made of our 'Our Men' over there. Plus lots more news of the war.. Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in September 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from News of The War
Turkeys, you say? Turkey - WW2 - it's definitely a less expected destination. In this weries, we travel via the newspaper headlines to the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. To Turkey then, and will they or won't they get into the war without horsetrading on all sides?! Let's see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're off to Finland (don't call it Scandinavia) this week in our WW2 Less Expected Destinations series - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. To Finland then, to a war that never ends and never quite knows what it's doing either - except trying to do the best for Finland, of course. Let's see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're off to New Zealand this week in our WW2 Less Expected Destinations series - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. We continue with a trip to the not quite down under, and discover the New Zealanders were highly valuable, highly visible, and highly regarded. Freyburg, LRDG, New Zealanders everywhere, Let's see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WW2 Less Expected Destinations - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. We continue with a trip to Portugal, land of Port, Port, and, er, more Port. And neutrality. And explorers. And spies. And news about Leslie Howard, and derring do in the form of Duskov Popv - who, of course, met Ian Fleming in ... Portugal. You've got the idea. Le'ts see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WW2 Less Expected Destinations - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. We start this series with a trip to Argentina. I mean, that couldn't be contentious - could it. You've got the idea. Le'ts see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.