Greg Lewis
@gregjlewis.bsky.social
Author of Sunday Times bestseller 'The Nazi Ghost Train'. Out in US/Canada, June 2026. Also: ‘Defying Hitler: The Germans Who Resisted Nazi Rule’. TV producer #truecrime. Loves cinema & cricket. Rep: Andrew Lownie
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Greg Lewis
@gregjlewis.bsky.social
· Mar 31
Resistance book is a Sunday Times bestseller
There is still a place for non-fiction. Still a place for true war stories. Still a place to celebrate the lives of heroes. The airmen, the men and women of the courageous evasion lines, the SOE and the armed resistance.
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Resistance book is a Sunday Times bestseller
There is still a place for non-fiction. Still a place for true war stories. Still a place to celebrate the lives of heroes. The airmen, the men and women of the courageous evasion lines, the SOE and the armed resistance.
There is still a place for non-fiction. Still a place for true war stories. Still a place to celebrate the lives of heroes. The airmen, the men and women of the courageous evasion lines, the SOE and the armed resistance.
Simple tip for leaving family history info for your children and grandchildren.
Something my dad did.
youtube.com/shorts/IBaWA...
Something my dad did.
youtube.com/shorts/IBaWA...
August 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Simple tip for leaving family history info for your children and grandchildren.
Something my dad did.
youtube.com/shorts/IBaWA...
Something my dad did.
youtube.com/shorts/IBaWA...
My two-part interview with the late actor Norman Eshley, about starring with Orson Welles & Jeanne Moreau in The Immortal Story, & featuring in classic British TV, such as The Sweeney & The Professionals, as well as Richard Fleischer's See No Evil, is now up on YouTube:
youtu.be/ttlt2-mTnwc?...
youtu.be/ttlt2-mTnwc?...
August 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My two-part interview with the late actor Norman Eshley, about starring with Orson Welles & Jeanne Moreau in The Immortal Story, & featuring in classic British TV, such as The Sweeney & The Professionals, as well as Richard Fleischer's See No Evil, is now up on YouTube:
youtu.be/ttlt2-mTnwc?...
youtu.be/ttlt2-mTnwc?...
My film of a Challenger tank firing has got 3.7k view in two days.
I think it's the gap between the flash and the bang that fascinates me. We weren't that far away.
I was there with a D-Day veteran who took it all in his stride!
youtube.com/shorts/53ilv...
I think it's the gap between the flash and the bang that fascinates me. We weren't that far away.
I was there with a D-Day veteran who took it all in his stride!
youtube.com/shorts/53ilv...
Flash then bang! The mighty Challenger tank
YouTube video by Greg Lewis Writer
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August 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
My film of a Challenger tank firing has got 3.7k view in two days.
I think it's the gap between the flash and the bang that fascinates me. We weren't that far away.
I was there with a D-Day veteran who took it all in his stride!
youtube.com/shorts/53ilv...
I think it's the gap between the flash and the bang that fascinates me. We weren't that far away.
I was there with a D-Day veteran who took it all in his stride!
youtube.com/shorts/53ilv...
"The author reflects on the lifelong influences behind his passion for WW2, his people-first approach to research & storytelling, & his determination to uncover the forgotten acts of courage."
Have a read of my author interview on the Aspects of History website.
aspectsofhistory.com/author_inter...
Have a read of my author interview on the Aspects of History website.
aspectsofhistory.com/author_inter...
Greg Lewis - Aspects of History
Greg Lewis reflects on the lifelong influences behind his passion for the Second World War, his people-first approach to research and storytelling, and his determination to uncover the forgotten acts ...
aspectsofhistory.com
August 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"The author reflects on the lifelong influences behind his passion for WW2, his people-first approach to research & storytelling, & his determination to uncover the forgotten acts of courage."
Have a read of my author interview on the Aspects of History website.
aspectsofhistory.com/author_inter...
Have a read of my author interview on the Aspects of History website.
aspectsofhistory.com/author_inter...
For #VJDay the wonderful Duncan Hilling (aged 100) speaking to me in June 2025 at one of Britain's finest little museums Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
Duncan's talking about arriving in Hiroshima soon after the bomb was dropped.
Filmed by Carolyn Hodges.
youtube.com/shorts/seMN0...
Duncan's talking about arriving in Hiroshima soon after the bomb was dropped.
Filmed by Carolyn Hodges.
youtube.com/shorts/seMN0...
100-year-old veteran remembers the dead bodies of Hiroshima #VJDay #ww2
YouTube video by Greg Lewis Writer
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August 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
For #VJDay the wonderful Duncan Hilling (aged 100) speaking to me in June 2025 at one of Britain's finest little museums Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
Duncan's talking about arriving in Hiroshima soon after the bomb was dropped.
Filmed by Carolyn Hodges.
youtube.com/shorts/seMN0...
Duncan's talking about arriving in Hiroshima soon after the bomb was dropped.
Filmed by Carolyn Hodges.
youtube.com/shorts/seMN0...
Despite everything about X, and Musk's algorithms reducing engagement for non-Blue Ticks, it's still really heard to get any engagement here or on Threads - unless you ask inane questions.
It's a shame X still dominates.
It's a shame X still dominates.
August 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Despite everything about X, and Musk's algorithms reducing engagement for non-Blue Ticks, it's still really heard to get any engagement here or on Threads - unless you ask inane questions.
It's a shame X still dominates.
It's a shame X still dominates.
This is my favourite author - who is yours?
YouTube video by Greg Lewis Writer
youtube.com
August 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Tucked in there behind two legends, Ken Cam and 'Winkle' Brown.
Honoured on behalf of the airmen and resistance heroes of my book.
www.amazon.co.uk/Nazi-Ghost-T...
Honoured on behalf of the airmen and resistance heroes of my book.
www.amazon.co.uk/Nazi-Ghost-T...
July 24, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Tucked in there behind two legends, Ken Cam and 'Winkle' Brown.
Honoured on behalf of the airmen and resistance heroes of my book.
www.amazon.co.uk/Nazi-Ghost-T...
Honoured on behalf of the airmen and resistance heroes of my book.
www.amazon.co.uk/Nazi-Ghost-T...
Lonnie Donegan - Cumberland Gap
YouTube video by Larry Jamieson
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The vessel with the pestle.
Back in the 1950s, Danny Kaye’s The Court Jester was the most expensive comedy ever made - here’s the story behind a swashbuckling spoof.
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...
The 1950s movie that became the most expensive comedy ever
Back in the 1950s, Danny Kaye’s The Court Jester was the most expensive comedy ever made - here’s the story behind a swashbuckling spoof.
filmstories.co.uk
July 23, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The vessel with the pestle.
I'm guessing those of us involved in the Anthropic class action should start received our payments soon - correct?
SoA (UK): societyofauthors.org/2026/07/22/a...
Screengrab from the Authors Guild (US):
SoA (UK): societyofauthors.org/2026/07/22/a...
Screengrab from the Authors Guild (US):
July 23, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I'm guessing those of us involved in the Anthropic class action should start received our payments soon - correct?
SoA (UK): societyofauthors.org/2026/07/22/a...
Screengrab from the Authors Guild (US):
SoA (UK): societyofauthors.org/2026/07/22/a...
Screengrab from the Authors Guild (US):
Fending off fake publishers, podcast ‘agents’, and book clubs twice a day at the moment.
How about you?
#writingcommunity
How about you?
#writingcommunity
July 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Fending off fake publishers, podcast ‘agents’, and book clubs twice a day at the moment.
How about you?
#writingcommunity
How about you?
#writingcommunity
Great to be back on the @theww2podcast with Angus, talking evasion, escape, resistance & betrayal in WW2.
See if you can identify which film star is standing over my right shoulder.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpX-...
#WW2 #historybooks
See if you can identify which film star is standing over my right shoulder.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpX-...
#WW2 #historybooks
The Nazi Ghost Train
YouTube video by WW2 Podcast
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July 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Great to be back on the @theww2podcast with Angus, talking evasion, escape, resistance & betrayal in WW2.
See if you can identify which film star is standing over my right shoulder.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpX-...
#WW2 #historybooks
See if you can identify which film star is standing over my right shoulder.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpX-...
#WW2 #historybooks
I'm Substacking now. FFS. Don't worry, I'll soon despair and get bored.
I don't even know what I'm doing.
open.substack.com/pub/gregiswr...
I don't even know what I'm doing.
open.substack.com/pub/gregiswr...
I’m human. I ramble. And sometimes I end my posts abruptly.
What is like to be a writer?
open.substack.com
July 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I'm Substacking now. FFS. Don't worry, I'll soon despair and get bored.
I don't even know what I'm doing.
open.substack.com/pub/gregiswr...
I don't even know what I'm doing.
open.substack.com/pub/gregiswr...
D-Day commando and sniper Ted Owens answers schoolchildren's questions.
I’ll be sharing loads of these in the coming weeks on my YouTube channel so 'please like and subscribe', as the modern saying goes.
youtube.com/shorts/g676I...
I’ll be sharing loads of these in the coming weeks on my YouTube channel so 'please like and subscribe', as the modern saying goes.
youtube.com/shorts/g676I...
D-Day commando & sniper talks about his luckiest escape
YouTube video by Greg Lewis Writer
youtube.com
July 19, 2026 at 8:34 AM
D-Day commando and sniper Ted Owens answers schoolchildren's questions.
I’ll be sharing loads of these in the coming weeks on my YouTube channel so 'please like and subscribe', as the modern saying goes.
youtube.com/shorts/g676I...
I’ll be sharing loads of these in the coming weeks on my YouTube channel so 'please like and subscribe', as the modern saying goes.
youtube.com/shorts/g676I...
Reposted by Greg Lewis
I think I’ll stick to Sir Wantsit. At least he communicates a sense of human need beyond capitalism!
July 18, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I think I’ll stick to Sir Wantsit. At least he communicates a sense of human need beyond capitalism!
Reposted by Greg Lewis
It's a GREAT piece of research and writing--and absolutely essential reading, now that we have our own would-be Fuhrer.
Thanks for mentioning the book, Steffen.
July 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
It's a GREAT piece of research and writing--and absolutely essential reading, now that we have our own would-be Fuhrer.
Reposted by Greg Lewis
Can you believe this, America?
My book telling the story of the evasion & betrayal of courageous US & Canadian airmen is the FOURTH HIGHEST SELLING history/military book in the UK this year.
The US edition is out now - Pegasus Books.
@tattooedhistorian.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Nazi-Ghost-T...
My book telling the story of the evasion & betrayal of courageous US & Canadian airmen is the FOURTH HIGHEST SELLING history/military book in the UK this year.
The US edition is out now - Pegasus Books.
@tattooedhistorian.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Nazi-Ghost-T...
July 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Can you believe this, America?
My book telling the story of the evasion & betrayal of courageous US & Canadian airmen is the FOURTH HIGHEST SELLING history/military book in the UK this year.
The US edition is out now - Pegasus Books.
@tattooedhistorian.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Nazi-Ghost-T...
My book telling the story of the evasion & betrayal of courageous US & Canadian airmen is the FOURTH HIGHEST SELLING history/military book in the UK this year.
The US edition is out now - Pegasus Books.
@tattooedhistorian.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Nazi-Ghost-T...
Good people speaking up - essential for antifascism.
Thank you, Clayton.
Thank you, Clayton.
I knew. Read "Defying Hitler" by Gordon Thomas and Greg Lewis. We still have so much further we can sink. It's bad now. But it gets worse.
July 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Good people speaking up - essential for antifascism.
Thank you, Clayton.
Thank you, Clayton.
Reposted by Greg Lewis
I knew. Read "Defying Hitler" by Gordon Thomas and Greg Lewis. We still have so much further we can sink. It's bad now. But it gets worse.
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I knew. Read "Defying Hitler" by Gordon Thomas and Greg Lewis. We still have so much further we can sink. It's bad now. But it gets worse.
If you are compiling an antifascist survival kit my book is available in paperback so will fit in a rucksack.
www.amazon.com/Defying-Hitl...
www.amazon.com/Defying-Hitl...
July 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
If you are compiling an antifascist survival kit my book is available in paperback so will fit in a rucksack.
www.amazon.com/Defying-Hitl...
www.amazon.com/Defying-Hitl...
"This is fascinating information and a wonderful read."
Thanks for reviewing my book, Julian.
Thanks for reviewing my book, Julian.
July 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
"This is fascinating information and a wonderful read."
Thanks for reviewing my book, Julian.
Thanks for reviewing my book, Julian.
Reposted by Greg Lewis
'The Nazi Ghost Train' in the Brussels Times:
'...on the brink of liberation a final act of Nazi vengeance threatened to send 1,400 prisoners to their deaths. What followed was an extraordinary chain of defiance & one of the most remarkable escapes of the war.'
www.brusselstimes.com/2134095/the-...
'...on the brink of liberation a final act of Nazi vengeance threatened to send 1,400 prisoners to their deaths. What followed was an extraordinary chain of defiance & one of the most remarkable escapes of the war.'
www.brusselstimes.com/2134095/the-...
The train, the Resistance and the miracle that saved 1,400 lives
2 September, 1944. SS officers force 1,400 political prisoners into cattle trucks at gunpoint at Brussels-Midi station.
www.brusselstimes.com
May 20, 2026 at 4:52 PM
'The Nazi Ghost Train' in the Brussels Times:
'...on the brink of liberation a final act of Nazi vengeance threatened to send 1,400 prisoners to their deaths. What followed was an extraordinary chain of defiance & one of the most remarkable escapes of the war.'
www.brusselstimes.com/2134095/the-...
'...on the brink of liberation a final act of Nazi vengeance threatened to send 1,400 prisoners to their deaths. What followed was an extraordinary chain of defiance & one of the most remarkable escapes of the war.'
www.brusselstimes.com/2134095/the-...
Me, my wife & children try to do this with my dad... Speak his name without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Not always easy, of course. But it helps. We always smile when he is mentioned. And it feels as if, in some important way, he hasn't left us.
Not always easy, of course. But it helps. We always smile when he is mentioned. And it feels as if, in some important way, he hasn't left us.
This was written by Henry Scott Holland (27 January 1847 – 17 March 1918). He was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford. The poem is actually not a poem at all but rather part of a larger speech Henry Scott Holland gave.
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July 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Me, my wife & children try to do this with my dad... Speak his name without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Not always easy, of course. But it helps. We always smile when he is mentioned. And it feels as if, in some important way, he hasn't left us.
Not always easy, of course. But it helps. We always smile when he is mentioned. And it feels as if, in some important way, he hasn't left us.