The Silent Networks - Andrew Chatterton

The Slient Networks covers clandestine warfare, resistance, and covert operations during the Second World War & beyond

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The Silent Networks - Andrew Chatterton

A personal one - the death of Norman Bottoms - 147th Essex Yeomanry 6th June 1944

23 year-old Norman died on D-Day and is a distant relative of mine - but his story will be a familiar one for families up and down the country

Jun 8 • Andrew Chatterton

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The strange case of Major Maurice Petherick's bag

An email in from France highlights the beauty of researching the more secretive nature of the Second World War

May 12 • Andrew Chatterton

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Was Britain's WW2 civilian spy network larger and more complex than we ever thought possible?

The simple answer is yes! And it all comes from paperwork from South Wales

May 1 • Andrew Chatterton

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A disguised escape tunnel coming out of a wall - what's not to like?!

Watch now | Hidden in South Devon is a brilliant example of the ingenuity in the Auxiliary Units

Apr 3 • Andrew Chatterton

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How to meet in wartime - a secret couple

When a member of the Auxiliary Units was patrolling his local woods he came across a disguised hatch and found a way in - what happened next would…

Mar 26 • Andrew Chatterton

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Holy Spies: The vicars who led double lives

Vicars were the perfect recruits for the Special Duties Branch - we look at one cell which contained no less than three of them

Mar 15 • Andrew Chatterton

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A sneak peek at new book!

As I come to end of the second draft I thought you might appreciate a quick look at one of the chapters...

Mar 12 • Andrew Chatterton

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The British Olympic spy

Mollie Phillips was a famous pre-war ice skater but her wartime role remained entirely secret until after her death

Mar 3 • Andrew Chatterton

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The Silent Networks - Andrew Chatterton

The Slient Networks covers clandestine warfare, resistance, and covert operations during the Second World War & beyond