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The indomitable Bryan De Grineau sketched the newly reformed British Army on exercise in December 1940, for the Illustrated London News. 40000 troops on a Corps level scheme (5 Corps) testing the lessons learned from May/June 1940. Under the tutelage of Sir Alan Brooke.…
I love the transgressive nature of all these different groups of people that without the war would never have met… The land girls are one of them… young women, freed of the constraints of societal norms, working, middle and upper class women thrown together. They just must…
We go full Norfolk as we talk about the Women’s Land Army… “Land Girls” A new recruitment drive for young women to help out British farming, one of the most vital parts of the war effort, and sadly overlooked.
We don’t often have guest editors on news of the war, but when we do we make them work. Can’t wait to chat to John!
Doing some research for @newsofthewar chat with @AndyAitcheson and @rentaquill One thing is clear doomscrolling in the 1940's was even more bleak than now! From the Belfast gazette: 'Man's heart cut out when he was alive' would certainly put one off the marmalade
Please joins us this Friday for the latest episode of @newsofthewar We’re launching our new recurring feature: Monkey Air Raid News @rentaquill
Alan had a brother, also in the RAF. Pilot Officer William Pelham Hopkin, some of you may have heard of him. Hopkin flew in the BOB, once flying 6 sorties in one day, and killing quite a few Luftwaffe along the way. He was awarded the DFC in 1941. He died in 1971 after…
The thing you notice about the news during the war is how much normal life goes on. Hot on the heels of the Rector of Stiffkey, we came across Rev W ‘Harry’Hopkins of Blunham, Beds. Turns out Harry was a fan of pubs and women. Specifically a married woman, Hilda Robbs.…
This article is behind a paywall but the photograph accompanying it can be seen. Well done the volunteers. West Coast Today - Volunteers restore Brodick War Memorial to its former glory westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/news/volu…
Navy, we’re doing a navy today on @newsofthewar Listen to @rentaquill and I as we dispense highly knowledgable guff about BIG BOATS such as HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal. Taranto, Cape Spartivento and other tales of woe for the Italian Navy. News from the 29th November…