HeyJaredProject World War 2
Remembering the past without myth. Each week we unpack a moment from World War 2 with plain language, careful sourcing, and quiet respect.
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How Chain Home Helped Defend Britain During the Battle of Britain (opens the original)
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Here on Project World War 2, we’re deep into the first weeks of the Battle of Britain. We’ve peeked into the opening salvos of the famous air war of attrition, life for farmers, a civilian perspective, the Home Guard, and we’ve learned about the Battle of the Atlantic. It got me thinking about my visits to the Battle of Britain Bunker tour and the Battle of Britain Memorial museum. Both are highly recommended.<a class="image-link image2
Dad's Army: The Real Story of Britain's Home Guard, 1940 (opens the original)
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We’ve learned about the opening salvos of the Battle of Britain, the bombing of Gibraltar by the Vichy French, the Battle of the Atlantic, the battle fought by British farmers to feed the nation, and personal thoughts from civilians in July 1940. But there is another view worth looking at. The Local Defence Volunteers, or LDV.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AGgI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s
What Did British Civilians Think During the Battle of Britain? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Project World War 2. When we think of war, we might think of military hardware, soldiers in trenches, or airplanes on bombing runs, and that got me thinking. What about civilians? I have been on the receiving end of artillery and mortar fire.It was frightening. The sound of incoming rounds, the uncertainty of where they would land, really spikes your anxiety, and it can produce a fear that is very hard to control.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substack
The Battle of the Atlantic: Bloody Rough Living (opens the original)
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Which Branch of the Military Would You Choose?Those who have been reading my work for some time will know that I served in the British Army. Over the course of 25 years I served all over the world, including on multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.<img alt
The Battle of The Atlantic: While Spitfires Climb, the Atlantic Burns (opens the original)
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If you have been following along these past weeks, you know where we stand. It is mid July 1940. France has fallen. The Channel coast bristles with German guns. Over the grey waters between Dover and Calais, the Kanalkampf has begun, and Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes are climbing daily to meet the Luftwaffe. The Battle of Britain is underway, and the eyes of the world are fixed on the sky.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVr8!,f_auto,q_
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