Nick Le Huray
@nickleh.bsky.social
🇬🇬 Warro! IC member #158. Blog about Occupation of the Channel Islands during the Second World War http://island-fortress.com. Find me on http://linktr.ee/nicklehuray
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If you’ve not heard this pod before, it’s a fascinating listen - a month by month examination of the German occupation of Guernsey (now with added Jersey!)
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
If you’ve not heard this pod before, it’s a fascinating listen - a month by month examination of the German occupation of Guernsey (now with added Jersey!)
Find out in our June 1943 episode of “Islands at War” about a German Minesweeper, M483, being sunk. Listen on your favourite podcast app or here. www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Find out in our June 1943 episode of “Islands at War” about a German Minesweeper, M483, being sunk. Listen on your favourite podcast app or here. www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
Want to know how this pair of binoculars led to arrests by the Germans during the German Occupation of the Channel Islands? Listen to our June 1943 episode of the podcast. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Want to know how this pair of binoculars led to arrests by the Germans during the German Occupation of the Channel Islands? Listen to our June 1943 episode of the podcast. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
Cheers James.
A particularly packed episode of Islands at War. As @nickleh.bsky.social and Keith make clear, food is becoming a real problem.
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JUNE 1943 PODCAST -GERMANS HUNT FOR GOLD AND DIAMONDS, BINOCULARS BUNGLE, UNITED CLUB RAID, CENSORSHIP AND CINEMA!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Cheers James.
Preview of the June 1943 episode - German hunt for gold and diamonds, binoculars bungle, United Club raided, censorship & cinema! Full episode out tomorrow.
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PREVIEW JUNE 1943 EPISODE BREAKING IN, BINOCULARS BUNGLE, UNITED CLUB RAID, CENSORSHIP AND CINEMA!
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November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Preview of the June 1943 episode - German hunt for gold and diamonds, binoculars bungle, United Club raided, censorship & cinema! Full episode out tomorrow.
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On BBC Radio Guernsey and BBC Radio Jersey this morning with Jim. Just after 11am news we will be talking soldiers stationed here from the English Civil War onwards.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
On BBC Radio Guernsey and BBC Radio Jersey this morning with Jim. Just after 11am news we will be talking soldiers stationed here from the English Civil War onwards.
Another write up in the Guernsey Press today about the Islands At War podcast at the Imperial Museum at the weekend. Minor error as obviously not everyone at We Have Ways Fest attended the talk there but I did have a tent full! You can catch the podcast here. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
November 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Another write up in the Guernsey Press today about the Islands At War podcast at the Imperial Museum at the weekend. Minor error as obviously not everyone at We Have Ways Fest attended the talk there but I did have a tent full! You can catch the podcast here. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
Out this evening but in the meantime a sneak preview of Islands At War being recorded at the Imperial War Museum. I talked to James Bulgin, IWM Head of Public History.
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Out this evening but in the meantime a sneak preview of Islands At War being recorded at the Imperial War Museum. I talked to James Bulgin, IWM Head of Public History.
Mentioned in the April 1943 episode of Islands at War. The Germans publish a notice blaming the British for sinking supply ships and causing food shortages. Find out more by checking out our podcast about the Channel Islands. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
October 24, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Mentioned in the April 1943 episode of Islands at War. The Germans publish a notice blaming the British for sinking supply ships and causing food shortages. Find out more by checking out our podcast about the Channel Islands. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
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Just 1️⃣0️⃣ days until IWM Podcast Live, where Jack and guest host Lucy Betteridge Dyson will be doing Burma 1945 in 45 (mins).
Get you your tickets here 👇
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Get you your tickets here 👇
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October 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Just 1️⃣0️⃣ days until IWM Podcast Live, where Jack and guest host Lucy Betteridge Dyson will be doing Burma 1945 in 45 (mins).
Get you your tickets here 👇
tinyurl.com/3e49ut2d
Get you your tickets here 👇
tinyurl.com/3e49ut2d
In the latest episode we talk about Germans based in the Vale Mill in Guernsey observing an RAF air raid on shipping near Jersey 27 miles away. Picture of the Vale Mill is from September 1945.
Click the link for all episodes of Islands at War feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
Click the link for all episodes of Islands at War feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In the latest episode we talk about Germans based in the Vale Mill in Guernsey observing an RAF air raid on shipping near Jersey 27 miles away. Picture of the Vale Mill is from September 1945.
Click the link for all episodes of Islands at War feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
Click the link for all episodes of Islands at War feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
Editing the April 1943 episode as we speak. If you haven’t caught the previous episodes of our month by month account of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands you can find it on all the podcast apps or click the link below.
feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
October 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Editing the April 1943 episode as we speak. If you haven’t caught the previous episodes of our month by month account of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands you can find it on all the podcast apps or click the link below.
feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
feeds.buzzsprout.com/2314718.rss
February 1943 episode is out. Catch the podcast on your favourite podcast app or here. www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
FEBRUARY 1943 - DEPORTATIONS, WAR CRIMES, MILK MISBEHAVIOUR, MINEFIELDS & WHIRLWINDS - Islands at War
This episode delves into the complex and harrowing history of the Channel Islands during World War II, focusing on the deportations of 1943. The conversation explores the motivations behind these...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
February 1943 episode is out. Catch the podcast on your favourite podcast app or here. www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
Coming up tomorrow join me along with Jo May for our walking tour. Only time it will be run this year. Details below and booking information.
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Coming up tomorrow join me along with Jo May for our walking tour. Only time it will be run this year. Details below and booking information.
Back here again. Talking all things Channel Islands and 1980s with Jim Delbridge just after 11am.
September 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Back here again. Talking all things Channel Islands and 1980s with Jim Delbridge just after 11am.
Today is the 85th anniversary of Nicolle & Symes arriving in German Occupied Guernsey to carry out an intelligence gathering mission. You can read about it here island-fortress.com/2022/09/04/a...
MThere are also links to the podcast episodes where we talk about the operation.
MThere are also links to the podcast episodes where we talk about the operation.
A SECRET MISSION 3/4 SEPTEMBER 1940 – NICOLLE RETURNS WITH SYMES - Island Fortress
Despite Churchill being reputed to have said ‘Let there be no more silly fiascos like those perpetrated at Guernsey’ after the Ambassador operation it was only a matter of a few weeks before another r...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Today is the 85th anniversary of Nicolle & Symes arriving in German Occupied Guernsey to carry out an intelligence gathering mission. You can read about it here island-fortress.com/2022/09/04/a...
MThere are also links to the podcast episodes where we talk about the operation.
MThere are also links to the podcast episodes where we talk about the operation.
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Coming on WW2TV next month
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August 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Coming on WW2TV next month
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December 1942 part 2 - Whirlwinds attack a convoy near Jersey. We talk about some eyewitness accounts of the raid. German surveillance of those staying overnight in hotels and hospitals. Charcoal burning buses enter service. Take a listen.
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August 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
December 1942 part 2 - Whirlwinds attack a convoy near Jersey. We talk about some eyewitness accounts of the raid. German surveillance of those staying overnight in hotels and hospitals. Charcoal burning buses enter service. Take a listen.
www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
Thanks James
From @nickleh.bsky.social and Islands at War, another fascinating pod. What I particularly enjoy about this pod are the personal stories. The perspective is at ground level.
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DECEMBER 1942 - PART 2 -WHIRLIBOMBERS, WELLINGTONS, FORCED WORKERS, CONVOY ATTACKED, CRIME & MORE
Islands at War · Episode
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August 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Thanks James
Very much looking forward to speaking at this along with these lovely people.
I'll be there with @normagraham.bsky.social @marybrazier.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk @claremulley.bsky.social @spitfirefilly.bsky.social @alexchurchill.bsky.social @luketurner.bsky.social @waitmanwbeorn.com @nickleh.bsky.social @stubertphoto.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social Wizard! #History #WW2
WHWF EVENTS TWO
Check out the events programme at We Have Ways Fest, the UK’s No.1, Second World War festival. Tanks, talks and tankards … experts, enthusiasts, authors, historians. WNTL?!
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August 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Very much looking forward to speaking at this along with these lovely people.
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Bonus top pod content. From @nickleh.bsky.social and Islands at War.
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DECEMBER1942 - PART 1 BLACK MARKET, PROHIBITED ZONES, FORCED REGISTRATION FOR LABOUR, REGISTRATION OF GUESTS, RUMOURS OF GERMAN DEPARTUE
Islands at War · Episode
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July 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Bonus top pod content. From @nickleh.bsky.social and Islands at War.
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