Damien Lewis
@authordlewis
Author, war-reporter, film-maker.
Momentous @SOEhistory
🅾🅽 🆃🅷🅸🆂 🅳🅰🆈 July 22, 1940: SOE is officially created at the instigation of Churchill to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied territory and aid resistance movements. #WinstonChurchill #SOE #WW2 🇬🇧 More information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_O…
Great stuff @Allyjmac1 and good question!
Another great selection of amazing stories of unbelievable bravery & determination to escape from behind the lines of the enemy. Brilliantly written as always by @authordlewis All four now! I Wondered whilst reading in Crete if I'd been lucky to have trodden on the same paths.
Fantastic to see this. Armed Forces Day: Nuclear veteran Michel Fiddick, awarded for his brave service with the #ArmedForces facebook.com/armedforcesday…
Coming soon @BriefingRoom_45 Come here about the secret history of the SAS and tales of ungentlemanly warfare.
Visit Hereford Military History Festival 26th to the 28th September speakers include Anthony Beevor, @TimPBouverie , @authordlewis, @Dannythefink and @SpitfireFilly and many more, gonna be a great weekend herefordmilitaryhistoryfestival.com
Wonderful image and details @VeteransFdn
✈️ The Flying Nightingales were nursing orderlies of the WAAF who flew on RAF transport planes to evacuate the wounded from the Normandy battlefields. 📸 image: © IWM CL 122 Colourised by Daniel Rarity 📰 Source: Colourised RAF Fighter & Bomber Command 1939-1945
Marvellous. Reminds me of so many of the brave dogs in wartime I've written about @BestinDogs
This dog's name was Gunner. My uncle brought him back from WW2. He was raised and slept under my uncle's anti- aircraft gun. The gun crew shared their rations to feed him. By the time he was 18 months old, my uncle said he would stand up and look at the sky. If he laid back down…
lair Paddy Mayne was one of the most decorated soldiers of the Second World War, and one of the original members of the SAS. Interview with @authordlewis youtube.com/watch?v=CaRKZT…
Live now Assume Nothing - SAS: The Real Blair Paddy Mayne - 2. Vagabonds and gentlemen - BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Marvellous @blair_mayne Blair 'Paddy' Mayne was viewed as an 'outstanding forward' even by the South African sports press! So many standout achievements, and that was even before the outbreak of WWII.
Best wishes to @lionsofficial Blair was Lion #307 a member of the 1938 tour to South Africa #Lions2025 #LionsTour2025
Sunday 13th July 25 SOE agent Violette Szabo tea party - Derrie Edge launched a memorial tea party for SOE agent Violette Szabo. Celebrating the life of the bravest of the brave.
Rim Ster shares his private collection - a wonderful tribute to Blair Paddy' Mayne, DSO and three bars, Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre.
Magnificent work @TaxiCharity Going the extra mile as always.
Our great friend, photographer @RobinSavagePics has taken so many wonderful portraits of WWII veterans. Robin is keen to photograph as many WWII veterans as he can, so if you know someone who Robin could present with a wonderful portrait do let us know.
Very glad that @trishaposner's Pharmacist of Auschwitz" audio book is 60% off 'til 7/30. It's a great opportunity to get this international bestseller that @authordlewis called, "Shocking. Revelatory. Compelling..a riveting read..A milestone in WWII and Holocaust history"
Here's your chance to listen to "Pharmacist of Auschwitz: The Untold Story" for 60% off! Discount ends 07/30. @trishaposner, and @trishaposner audiobooks.com/promotions/pro…
John Masterton messages me: "Damien. hiya. i avoid judgments of books in public. but. Daggers Drawn. it is like someone putting their arms around you, having read other sas books, inc. some of yours and it all making perfect sense.. it just makes this reader feel hugged,…
Memorial upcoming to commemorate the Captain Garstin SAS patrol captured, tortured and murdered by the Gestapo, summer 1944. Wonderful to see this and I hope to be there. Their full story is covered in my book, SAS Band of Brothers. facebook.com/groups/2545525…
Urgent appeal and something we all need to back - can you all spread the word please. Hopefully a suitable venue can be found! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Setting the precedent: canberradaily.com.au/vc-medal-prese…
