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I am co author of this book about ABF The Soldiers' Charity's Frontline Walk. All proceeds to the charity. The walk goes again this year, Covid permitting.
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Jun 12
The next war won't be won by armies, navies or air forces alone.
It'll be won by the country whose 19 year olds can code, whose factories can build drones in weeks not years, and whose grid stays on when someone tries to switch it off.
Industry. Society. Economy. That's the fight now.
We're not ready. And we're not being honest about what getting ready will cost.
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Stan Hollis was wounded several times.
Once by accidentally standing on a mine in the North African Campaign but kept his cool to save his own life and his comrades
@VCGCOnline tells the story on this weeks ep
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
1/2 Headlines scream but the public shrugs. The most striking aspect of UK public opinion is the refusal to accept the cuts required for rearmament. While people want a stronger military, they don't want to stump up the money.
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Jun 11
We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both.
I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces.
Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Jun 9
The Edgar Mobbs memorial, it once stood on the Market Square, Northampton.
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Few tickets still available for @ArmyBenFund #Somme Dinner on 3rd July in the Indian Army Memorial Room @RMASandhurst. Raising funds for soldiers and veterans. After dinner, I will be telling stories from this epic battle in an historic setting.
armybenevolentfund.org/event…
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Jun 8
82 years later, we will remember them
100 year-old veterans Ken Hay and Henry Rice return to Normandy for anniversary commemorations as 98 missing names are added to the memorial 🔗⬇️forcesnews.com/d-day/d-day-v…
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#ww2 veteran explaining the importance of the @britishmemorial
Jun 7
'They have more right to be here than I have, they gave everything'
On #BBCBreakfast 100-year-old veteran Kenneth Hay spoke to John Maguire at the British Normandy Memorial where nearly 100 more names were added to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day
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Superb…always a highlight for anyone I guide in Normandy, for so many reasons…
The 82nd Anniversary of D-Day was commemorated in Normandy among Veterans, dignitaries, descendants of the Churchill and Montgomery families, and local school children.
We Will Remember Them. #DDay82
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As today is the anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Messines, here is a podcast I recorded with Simon Jones about the "Myths of Messines". #ww1 #Ypres
You can listen to the podcast on Apple, Spotify and Amazon Music:
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Jun 6
D-Day veterans mark 82nd anniversary as nearly 100 British names added to memorial bbc.in/4vRZGpB
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Wonderful to see veterans at this memorial.
Veterans gather for #DDay82 Service of Remembrance at the Memorial today. ❤️
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When I guide battlefield tours, my tour fees are donated to this charity who support #ww2 veterans now and forever. It is a hobby for me rather than a job.
#OnThisDay in 1944, Allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches during Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious invasion in history. In the next 12 months, the Allies fought to liberate France and the Low Countries and ultimately defeated Nazi Germany.
Now 103, Harold served as an Army officer during the Second World War. Commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1943, he landed in Normandy shortly after D-Day and was later seriously wounded by a mortar bomb. Following a long recovery, Harold continued to serve in the Army before returning to civilian life. Now in later life, the Army Benevolent Fund has supported Harold over several years with grants totalling over £11,000 to ensure he remains comfortable and independent.
Read Harold's full story ➡️ armybenevolentfund.org/stori…
#ForSoldiersForLife #DDay #WWII
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Tales From The Battlefields Podcast retweeted
Jun 6
The four veterans who have travelled to Normandy for the D-Day Service of Remembrance - Ken Benbow (second from left) Richard Brock (on Ken’s left), Henry Rice (hands clasped) and Ken Hay at the far end. @ForcesNews
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"They all looked so average. Just like my Dad. But when they tell you what they had to do...you look at them...and you can't believe any bloke would have such guts." ITV technician in 1984 during the filming of a documentary. #WW2
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Today is the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day.
Remembering the 22,540 servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy.
Watch the Service of Remembrance live from 9.30am BST: britishnormandymemorial.org
#DDay82
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Delighted to say that @Barber1944 will be coming on my podcast next week to discuss the 6th Airborne Division and his new book. #DDay #ww2 subscribe here
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🔉Just in time for tomorrow's 82nd anniversary of
D-Day, The Red Devils on D-Day has arrived in stock!
Written by @Barber1944 and published by @SabrestormBooks, this is a powerful account of the British 6th Airborne Division on 6 June 1944.
🛒 scriptbooks.co.uk/.../the-re…
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