News of The War - 15th September 1945

News of The War - Zhukov

Dipping into the news as it was reported about Zhukov - man of many talents, not least keeping his name out of the newspapers! Was he a strategist worth worrying about? What was his relationship with Montgomery? 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 - Prime Ministers Emergency Podcast

A quick recap from 1939 and 1940 on headline news - the Prime Minister resigns! Just checking in to see how the news was reported in the broadsheets over the breakfast table ... Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters, never backward at coming forward to record an Emergency Podcast.... ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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.