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No myths, no fluff — just the real story of WW2, brought to life with boots, banter, and bloody hard questions.

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Our mission

We’re here to tell the story properly — the way it deserves to be told. No sugar-coating, no tired clichés, and absolutely no sitting on the sidelines.

At WW2Headquarters, we promise to dig deep, ask the awkward questions, and tackle the Second World War with the respect, honesty, and sharp humour it demands. We won’t settle for the easy version of events or rehash the same old myths. We’ll go after the real reasons, the real outcomes, and the real experiences that shaped the modern world.

We’re building a place where history is tested, debated, laughed over, argued about — and ultimately understood better than ever.
And we’ll do it all with the same spirit of curiosity, camaraderie, and straight-talking passion that brought the We Have Ways community together in the first place.

WW2 Headquarters - Our Mission

Our Promise

At WW2Headquarters, we promise you this: no fluff, no myths, no doom and gloom — just proper, boots-on-the-ground history, told straight.

We’ll honour the men and women who fought by telling their stories properly — with all the mud, blood, brilliance, and bravery intact. We’re not here to polish the past or give you a sanitised version. We’re here to kick the tyres, dig through the documents, and bring you history that’s real, raw, and riveting.

We’ll keep it sharp, keep it challenging, and keep it full of the camaraderie that made the We Have Ways community what it is.
And above all, we’ll make sure it’s history you can feel, question, debate, and share a pint over.

That’s our promise.

WW2 Headquarters - Our Promise

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Victoria Taylor

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Gordon Corera

Tom Petch

Tim Bouverie

Tami Davis Biddle

Séan Scullion

Stephen Prince

Saul David

Rabbi Rob Thomas

Philippe Sands

Max Hastings

Frank McDonough

Robert Harris

Richard Herring

Richard Grace

Rana Mitter

R G Poulussen

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Katja Hoyer

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Joe Coles

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