Willie Robertson
@willie862.bsky.social
Former RAF mechanical genius (TG5) with a thing for military history. Proud dad and grandad. Volunteer for CWGC and TBAG.
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Congratulations to Paul Johnston on the publication of The RCAF in History and Memory: A Survey of the Historiography, 1909-2025!
This is a really useful overview of all the important works that have been published on the various iterations of the RCAF.
publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.9...
This is a really useful overview of all the important works that have been published on the various iterations of the RCAF.
publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.9...
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Congratulations to Paul Johnston on the publication of The RCAF in History and Memory: A Survey of the Historiography, 1909-2025!
This is a really useful overview of all the important works that have been published on the various iterations of the RCAF.
publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.9...
This is a really useful overview of all the important works that have been published on the various iterations of the RCAF.
publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.9...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Thunder
Meat Loaf
Bon Jovi (x2)
Bjorn Again
Iron Maiden
Thunder
Meat Loaf
Bon Jovi (x2)
Bjorn Again
Iron Maiden
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Beach Boys plus Sam and Dave
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Shawaddywaddy
Cliff Richard (🙄)
Simply Red
Bit of an odd mix isn’t it 😄
Beach Boys plus Sam and Dave
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Shawaddywaddy
Cliff Richard (🙄)
Simply Red
Bit of an odd mix isn’t it 😄
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
- Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Regina Spektor
- Manic Street Preachers (x11.. ha!)
- Paul Weller
- Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
- Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Regina Spektor
- Manic Street Preachers (x11.. ha!)
- Paul Weller
- Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Thunder
Meat Loaf
Bon Jovi (x2)
Bjorn Again
Iron Maiden
Thunder
Meat Loaf
Bon Jovi (x2)
Bjorn Again
Iron Maiden
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Tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST, I'll be making my debut appearance on @ww2tv.bsky.social, alongside other guests, to pay tribute to the late, great Dr. Tim Cook of the Canadian War Museum. I wouldn't be where I am now, telling Canada's wartime stories, without him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lioh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lioh...
Tim Cook: A Titan of History - A Tribute Show
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST, I'll be making my debut appearance on @ww2tv.bsky.social, alongside other guests, to pay tribute to the late, great Dr. Tim Cook of the Canadian War Museum. I wouldn't be where I am now, telling Canada's wartime stories, without him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lioh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lioh...
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This evening I am returning on @ww2tv.bsky.social together with Martin Debattista to discuss the situation of Malta in 1940 amd Italian plans against the island
www.youtube.com/live/nLET64b...
#ww2 #malta #history
www.youtube.com/live/nLET64b...
#ww2 #malta #history
Malta 1940: Invasion by Italy?
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This evening I am returning on @ww2tv.bsky.social together with Martin Debattista to discuss the situation of Malta in 1940 amd Italian plans against the island
www.youtube.com/live/nLET64b...
#ww2 #malta #history
www.youtube.com/live/nLET64b...
#ww2 #malta #history
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It started off as a strange fascination with It Aint Half Hot Mum, turned into a PhD and now a biography coming out next year. On Tuesday 2 Dec 7pm I'll be waxing lyrical about the real story of organised troop entertainment on @ww2tv.bsky.social.
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
Organised Entertainment in the British Army and its Influence on Morale
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It started off as a strange fascination with It Aint Half Hot Mum, turned into a PhD and now a biography coming out next year. On Tuesday 2 Dec 7pm I'll be waxing lyrical about the real story of organised troop entertainment on @ww2tv.bsky.social.
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
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If you miss hearing me talk about war stuff this weekend. I urge you to watch me being interviewed by Jacob Watson-Howland here www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc7f...
Everything You Know About D-Day Is Wrong: WW2 Historian Exposes What Most Experts Don’t Tell You
YouTube video by Jacob J. Watson-Howland
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If you miss hearing me talk about war stuff this weekend. I urge you to watch me being interviewed by Jacob Watson-Howland here www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc7f...
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The Italian intervention in #ww2 between maritime problems a d coal supplies..
youtu.be/vqJCD3CfMCQ?...
youtu.be/vqJCD3CfMCQ?...
Italy towards the War: 1939-1940
YouTube video by Italian Military Archives_Naval History
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Italian intervention in #ww2 between maritime problems a d coal supplies..
youtu.be/vqJCD3CfMCQ?...
youtu.be/vqJCD3CfMCQ?...
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How the US Merchant Marine Saved Hawaii in December 1941 | Veteran's Day 2025 Episode
Video: youtu.be/8HbHN62glzc
Video: youtu.be/8HbHN62glzc
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
How the US Merchant Marine Saved Hawaii in December 1941 | Veteran's Day 2025 Episode
Video: youtu.be/8HbHN62glzc
Video: youtu.be/8HbHN62glzc
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Check out today's edition of The Telegraph 😉 There may be something about pillboxes in Norfolk in there.
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Check out today's edition of The Telegraph 😉 There may be something about pillboxes in Norfolk in there.
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My latest book, in which I write about the men and women in CWGC graves here in Midlothian.
lulu.com/shop/john-dunc…
lulu.com/shop/john-dunc…
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My latest book, in which I write about the men and women in CWGC graves here in Midlothian.
lulu.com/shop/john-dunc…
lulu.com/shop/john-dunc…
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What's happening with them Tomahawks, Donald?
Two weeks, Turkish.
It was two weeks five weeks ago.
🌮
Two weeks, Turkish.
It was two weeks five weeks ago.
🌮
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
What's happening with them Tomahawks, Donald?
Two weeks, Turkish.
It was two weeks five weeks ago.
🌮
Two weeks, Turkish.
It was two weeks five weeks ago.
🌮
Good day out, guiding the lad around Ramsbury and the surrounding areas looking at where 3rd Bn 506 PIR and the 437th TCG were located.
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Good day out, guiding the lad around Ramsbury and the surrounding areas looking at where 3rd Bn 506 PIR and the 437th TCG were located.
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Currently in the process of editing a new, extended two-part article on the making of the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'. In the meantime, check out a short poem that I was inspired to write on the #BattleOfBritain during my final edits on #EagleDays:
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
'Wings over Albion'
As 'Battle of Britain season' comes to a close during its 85th anniversary year, Dr Taylor pens a short poem on the epic aerial campaign
spitfirefilly.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Currently in the process of editing a new, extended two-part article on the making of the 1969 film 'Battle of Britain'. In the meantime, check out a short poem that I was inspired to write on the #BattleOfBritain during my final edits on #EagleDays:
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
spitfirefilly.substack.com/p/wings-over...
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A reminder to my followers from the WW2 history world, I am always looking for new guests and subjects for my YouTube channel. Battles, social history, biographies, niche research - all welcome. www.youtube.com/WW2TV
Here are some recent shows to give you an idea of the variety of subjects.
Here are some recent shows to give you an idea of the variety of subjects.
October 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A reminder to my followers from the WW2 history world, I am always looking for new guests and subjects for my YouTube channel. Battles, social history, biographies, niche research - all welcome. www.youtube.com/WW2TV
Here are some recent shows to give you an idea of the variety of subjects.
Here are some recent shows to give you an idea of the variety of subjects.
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In the latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social QnAs we look at:
- Was there only one “Hill 80”?
- How did armies supply millions of men in #WW1?
- Did regiments fight with multiple battalions at the front at once?
- Who were the “whippers-in” at the front line?
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/10/18/q...
- Was there only one “Hill 80”?
- How did armies supply millions of men in #WW1?
- Did regiments fight with multiple battalions at the front at once?
- Who were the “whippers-in” at the front line?
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/10/18/q...
Questions and Answers Episode 38
In this latest QnA episode, we tackle a fresh set of listener questions about the First World War, ranging from battlefield geography to the realities of supply and discipline at the front. We star…
oldfrontline.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In the latest @oldfrontline.bsky.social QnAs we look at:
- Was there only one “Hill 80”?
- How did armies supply millions of men in #WW1?
- Did regiments fight with multiple battalions at the front at once?
- Who were the “whippers-in” at the front line?
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/10/18/q...
- Was there only one “Hill 80”?
- How did armies supply millions of men in #WW1?
- Did regiments fight with multiple battalions at the front at once?
- Who were the “whippers-in” at the front line?
oldfrontline.co.uk/2025/10/18/q...
This blog post is definitely worthy of your reading time.
And read part 2 when you've finished this one!
And read part 2 when you've finished this one!
I have posted Part 1 of my latest Substack article, dealing with a fight between the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and six Panther tanks during the Battle of Epsom, and examining the work of the AFPU in filming some of the aftermath.
open.substack.com/pub/insharpf...
open.substack.com/pub/insharpf...
Panthers, PIATs and 6-pounders (Part 1)
Fighting the Panthers - the DCLI on 27th June 1944
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This blog post is definitely worthy of your reading time.
And read part 2 when you've finished this one!
And read part 2 when you've finished this one!
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Modellers - the call you have been waiting all your lives for...!
Does anyone have any models of #WW2 aircraft they could drop by a school in Newbury tomorrow?
A group of students wants to film a scene - presumably with them going "Pew! Pew! Nerrrrr!"
Please share 🙏
Does anyone have any models of #WW2 aircraft they could drop by a school in Newbury tomorrow?
A group of students wants to film a scene - presumably with them going "Pew! Pew! Nerrrrr!"
Please share 🙏
three planes are flying in a row in a cloudy sky
ALT: three planes are flying in a row in a cloudy sky
media.tenor.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Modellers - the call you have been waiting all your lives for...!
Does anyone have any models of #WW2 aircraft they could drop by a school in Newbury tomorrow?
A group of students wants to film a scene - presumably with them going "Pew! Pew! Nerrrrr!"
Please share 🙏
Does anyone have any models of #WW2 aircraft they could drop by a school in Newbury tomorrow?
A group of students wants to film a scene - presumably with them going "Pew! Pew! Nerrrrr!"
Please share 🙏
Bit of a stoll along the Ridgeway with the lad this morning. No WW2 concrete to be found, but did find something from a bit earlier!
October 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Bit of a stoll along the Ridgeway with the lad this morning. No WW2 concrete to be found, but did find something from a bit earlier!
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Axis secret missions to the far east aimed at retrieving strategic materials for the German war machine. This is the incredible story that involved submarines and crews of the Italian Navy during World War Two, the subject of my latest video www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX5R...
@drachinifel.bsky.social
@drachinifel.bsky.social
Axis transport missions to the Far East in WW2
YouTube video by Italian Military Archives_Naval History
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Axis secret missions to the far east aimed at retrieving strategic materials for the German war machine. This is the incredible story that involved submarines and crews of the Italian Navy during World War Two, the subject of my latest video www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX5R...
@drachinifel.bsky.social
@drachinifel.bsky.social
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Was great to be back on @ww2tv.bsky.social last night for a wee chat with Woody about Jungle Commandos. If you missed it, you can catch up here:
Jungle Commandos: The Battle for Arakan, Burma 1945
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Was great to be back on @ww2tv.bsky.social last night for a wee chat with Woody about Jungle Commandos. If you missed it, you can catch up here:
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I've been asked to do another talk, a webinar 13:00, 15th Oct. "The International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive:
An Inclusive Approach to Dealing with Difficult Heritage" #History #Heritage
An Inclusive Approach to Dealing with Difficult Heritage" #History #Heritage
Heritage Horizons | Lincoln Conservation
www.lincolnconservation.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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I've talked a lot about the times Castle famously staged or manipulated his photographs (like Over the Top), but the major contribution my new book makes to this historiography is: 💥 revealing additional manipulated photographs for the first time 💥
September 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've talked a lot about the times Castle famously staged or manipulated his photographs (like Over the Top), but the major contribution my new book makes to this historiography is: 💥 revealing additional manipulated photographs for the first time 💥
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