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Nick Hewitt
@nickhewitt4.bsky.social
#naval #historian #Orkney Culture Team Lead @OrkneyCouncil. Author: Firing on Fortress Europe, Coastal Convoys, Kaiser’s Pirates. New book #Normandy: The Sailors’ Story with Yale Books. On TV a bit. Views all mine. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇹🇼
Very proud to be in this excellent company, thanks!
June 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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And what do these fantastic authors share in common? They were all guests of @ww2tv.bsky.social on the excellent #WW2TV at www.youtube.com/@WW2TV.
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June 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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"By any measure D-Day was a triumph."

Second Front: Anglo-American Rivalry and the Hidden Story of the Normandy Campaign by Marc Milner
June 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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"The success of the early landings did not mean that the Allies were out of danger. The Germans were rushing reserves to Normandy."

Conquer We Must: A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945 by @rpriory.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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"Ahead of D-Day, Mavis Batey and Margaret Rock played a leading role in cracking the complex Enigma code of the Abwehr."

Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars by Helen Fry
June 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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"The enduring memory of D-Day is one of extraordinary human courage, ambition and sacrifice."

Bletchley Park and D-Day by David Kenyon
June 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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"In the run-up to D-Day, the indomitable Pearl Witherington and her Maquis undertook work of great value to the Allies, blowing up 800 stretches of railway lines and supply routes."

Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE by @drkatevigurs.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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"Almost every day, before, during and after D-Day, Allied sailors put their lives on the line and ships were lost or damaged"

Normandy: The Sailor's Story by @nickhewitt4.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Thanks so much!!
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ahh that’s so lovely!
May 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Oh my goodness…would that have been my actual in-laws???
May 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thanks Kath!
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I don’t think so.
May 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ahh yeah that’s a really good call, thanks for the link
May 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
May 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM