News of The War

News of The War - Hideki Tojo

Is the story true about Tojo's false teeth? Was he a tyrant? In this next, six-part series of #NewsoftheWar, Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - of six Generalissimos. This week, it's Hideki Tojo. One of six men whose names are well known, and whose chests were littered in ribbons; and newspapers that weren't destined for chip paper yet, but were still full news and views about those men. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

News of The War - Pietro Badoglio

Was he a war criminal? Was he a widower? Was he the answer to the Allies' problems in Italy? In this next, six-part series of #NewsoftheWar, Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - of six Generalissimos. This week, it's Pietro Badoglio. One of six men whose names are well known, and whose chests were littered in ribbons; and newspapers that weren't destined for chip paper yet, but were still full news and views about those men. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

News of The War - VICTORIA CROSSES Part II

Our second part, following up for #NewsoftheWar, with Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters digging deeper into the newspaper archives for headlines and articles describing Victoria Cross recipients, and finding out more about how the news of VC recipients was reported in the newspapers. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

News of The War - VICTORIA CROSSES Part I

In this week's #NewsoftheWar, Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters get straight into the debate on Victoria Crosses, and then find out more about how the news of VC recipients was reported in the newspapers. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

News of The War - 6th November 1945

"News of The War" – is it all over? Definitely not. There's more to come - not just news of politics, tsunamis that aren't tsunamis, angry wives, mothers who've lost their sons, GI brides, divisions of Germany, Indian troops, what's happened to Hitler, and The Big Sardines' Update ... there's even more. This isn't the end of the News of the War - this is just the beginning! Have a listen. It's 6th November 1945. You'll get the idea. It all makes sense in the News of the War ... as we dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.