Very proud to be in this excellent company, thanks!

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.

"By any measure D-Day was a triumph."

Second Front: Anglo-American Rivalry and the Hidden Story of the Normandy Campaign by Marc Milner

"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

"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

"The enduring memory of D-Day is one of extraordinary human courage, ambition and sacrifice."

Bletchley Park and D-Day by David Kenyon

"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

"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

Thanks so much!!

Ahh that’s so lovely!

Oh my goodness…would that have been my actual in-laws???

Thanks Kath!

I don’t think so.

Ahh yeah that’s a really good call, thanks for the link