Island Fortress (Also on Bluesky @Islandfortress)

I had great fun recording this with the @historyrage chaps a few weeks back. It won't be out until May but in the meantime there is a lot to read on my blog.

New blog post out thanks to Matt Gaudion. On the anniversary of Operation Ariel and Jersey's role in it. island-fortress.com/2025/06/16/a-m…

Je me demande si certains de mes abonnés français pourraient m'aider. Je suis à la recherche d'une archive qui pourrait traiter des prisonniers de guerre allemands en France à partir de 1945. Je vous remercie d'avance pour votre assistance.

Guest blog post by @sircharlsgsy is out now. Thanks for submitting it. island-fortress.com/2025/02/08/the…

Thank you for the write up in the @GuernseyPress today about the podcast. One small error is that my book will be published by @barnthorn and not by @blueormer.

There will be a new blog post out at the weekend by guest contributor @sircharlsgsy. Boy is it a cracker!

Quite remarkable that one week after the failed attempt to persuade the Germans to Surrender the news had reach Ambrose Sherwill in Laufen internment camp! As documented in the December 1944 edition of the Channel Islands Monthly Review!

Today is the 79th anniversary of the return of the first of Alderney's population. If you want to find out more about why it took so long for them to return take a look at this. ALDERNEY HOMECOMING DAY – 15 DECEMBER 1945 – BITTER SWEET EXPERIENCE - Island Fortress

Website is getting a lot of hits today.

Might right a blog post about some of the rubbish that is being touted as original German occupation documents and other kit for sale online. There is a lot of repro or just fake stuff out there going for silly money.

Latest blog post is out RUMOURS, LIES AND WHY! island-fortress.com/2024/07/28/rum…

There will be a new blog post out on Sunday afternoon after Nick is on @BBCGuernsey @BBCJersey talking about something that hasn't really been covered. He will be on the radio just after 11am.

To make the supporting info, photos and documents we refer to in the podcast I have set up a page with the episode notes here. It will be updated with each episode. island-fortress.com/podcast-episod…

In the early hours of 13 July 1940 Operation Ambassador commenced. A Commando raid on Guernsey in the Channel Islands. I wrote about it on the blog at the link below. @karp1 and I talked about it on the @IslandsAtWar July 1940 episode of the podcast. island-fortress.com/2022/07/15/ope…

Latest blogpost is out! Part two of the Hurricane pilot’s story. island-fortress.com/2024/06/19/the…

If you want to know how the Occupation of the Channel Islands is linked to the TV shows 'Colditz', 'Secret Army' and 'Howards Way' give me a follow and sign up here for free email notifications of new posts. island-fortress.com/sign-up-for-em…

2/2 You can listen to the podcast episode here buzzsprout.com/2314718/147135… or search "Islands at War" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify etc.

We talked about the controversial radio broadcast made in August 1940 by Ambrose Sherwill on the August 1940 podcast episode. I wrote an article about the broadcast which you can find here 1/2 island-fortress.com/2024/05/23/gre…

If you want to read more about the Liberation of the Channel Islands on the 79th Anniversary Take a look at my blog. island-fortress.com/2022/05/09/sur…

Blog stats have gone mad today. Doesn’t appear to be connected to anything in particular unless it was appearing on Radio Guernsey this morning although we only mentioned the podcast not the blog.

Another great episode and thanks for the mention.