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Featured Article
Iwo Jima: Flags Of Our Fathers (Part 2)
American troops raise the flag—but the battle rages on. James, Al, and McManus unpack the brutal fighting and how Iwo Jima foreshadowed Hiroshima.
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Walking The Ground
Featured Article
80 Years On Arnhem Remembers
Why Arnhem’s WW2 Commemorations Are So Special | Operation Market Garden
Featured Article
Iwo Jima: Flags Of Our Fathers (Part 2)
American troops raise the flag—but the battle rages on. James, Al, and McManus unpack the brutal fighting and how Iwo Jima foreshadowed Hiroshima.
Putting the V into Victory!
We Have Ways Fest 2025 at Blackpit Brewery
Bringing WW2 to Life Like Nowhere Else!
The Finest Living Historians in the Field
The Biggest Display at Any UK WW2 Festival!
More WW2 Hardware Than You Can Shake a very large Stick At!
12-14 September 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable summer celebration of World War II history at the fifth annual We Have Ways Fest! Hosted by the team behind the hit podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, this festival is a must-attend for WW2 history enthusiasts of all ages.
Join us as the top historians, writers, and academics in the field bring the past to life with captivating talks and discussions. Marvel at tanks, WWII hardware, and the best reenactors and living historians, offering an immersive journey into the wartime experience.
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We want to make sure you have a fantastic time, whether you’re with us at We Have Ways Fest for just one day or you’re here for the full Monty (as it were).
Event programme
Meet the Speakers
Al Murray
Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on
James Holland
Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.
John McManus
John C.McManus is a military historian, author, and professor of military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology
Dominic Sandbrook
Dominic Sandbrook is a historian, broadcaster and columnist, best known for his bestselling books on post-war Britain, including Never Had
Tami Davis Biddle
Tami Davis Biddle, historian and author, specialises in military strategy and airpower, renowned for her work Rhetoric and Reality in
Clare Mulley
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Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands, lawyer, author, and historian, specialises in international law and human rights, acclaimed for books like East West Street.
Gordon Corera
Gordon Corera is co-host of The Rest is Classified, a podcast exploring the world of espionage. With over 25 years
Getting here
LOCATION
We Have Ways Fest takes place at:
Blackpit Farm, Silverstone Road, Stowe, MK18 5LJ.
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