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
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
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
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
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.
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...
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...
Interesting. Must have purchased it during their few hours in Guernsey before they took off for the raid on Turin. Thanks for flagging this very interesting.
June 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Interesting. Must have purchased it during their few hours in Guernsey before they took off for the raid on Turin. Thanks for flagging this very interesting.
The location now Dan
June 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The location now Dan
We had a rather nice write up in the local paper today about the Islands At War podcast that covers the German Occupation of the Channel Islands month by month. It must have been a slow news day as we even made the front page banner for what was inside!
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We had a rather nice write up in the local paper today about the Islands At War podcast that covers the German Occupation of the Channel Islands month by month. It must have been a slow news day as we even made the front page banner for what was inside!
A nice round number! Many thanks to all who have listened to us talk about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands month by month. Thank you to all that sent in contributions and been guests on the podcast. 1/2
February 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A nice round number! Many thanks to all who have listened to us talk about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands month by month. Thank you to all that sent in contributions and been guests on the podcast. 1/2
During the January 1942 episode we talk about the tragic death of George Fisher at the hands of a drunk German. Find us by searching “Islands at War” on your favourite podcast app. www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
January 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
During the January 1942 episode we talk about the tragic death of George Fisher at the hands of a drunk German. Find us by searching “Islands at War” on your favourite podcast app. www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
Another of the books we talked about on the podcast. If you want to know what was going on in this image take a listen.
www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis....
www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis....
December 5, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Another of the books we talked about on the podcast. If you want to know what was going on in this image take a listen.
www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis....
www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis....
The stunning cover of one of the books that Steve Foote talks to us about on the latest edition of the podcast. Find it here www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
December 4, 2024 at 7:42 AM
The stunning cover of one of the books that Steve Foote talks to us about on the latest edition of the podcast. Find it here www.buzzsprout.com/2314718/epis...
Winston seems to have different expectations about who is going to drive.
November 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Winston seems to have different expectations about who is going to drive.