# WW2 MATTERS WW2 MATTERS Page: Feed: --- ## [North Africa ’40: The Sea of Sand (Part I)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/north-africa-40-eggs-in-a-basket) _2026-08-15 · Ru Johnson_ The Desert War Begins -How Mussolini stacked Italy’s imperial ambitions into a fragile desert line and gave the British the ultimate target. ## [Normandy '44: The Great Swan (Part 8)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-the-great-swan-part-8) _2026-08-08 · Ru Johnson_ How Bradley Leashed Patton, the SRY Smashed Berjou, and the Allies Raced to Paris. ## [Normandy '44: Falaise – Sword and Shield (Part 7)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-falaise-sword-and-shield) _2026-07-20 · Ru Johnson_ How Patton's Breakout, Canadian Innovation and the Polish Stand Closed the Falaise Pocket ## [Normandy ´44: Tiger By The Tail (Part 6)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-tiger-by-the-tail-part) _2026-07-06 · Ru Johnson_ Inside the storm that broke the back of the Wehrmacht’s elite panzers. ## [Normandy ’44: The Bratwurst Magnet (Part 5)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-the-bratwurst-magnet) _2026-06-28 · Ru Johnson_ Choking Germany's Armor in the Bocage ## [Normandy ’44: Steel on Shingle (Part 4)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-steel-on-shingle-part) _2026-06-15 · Ru Johnson_ The Mechanical Masterclass: Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches ## [Normandy ’44: Bloody Beaches (Part 3)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-bloody-beaches-part-3) _2026-06-10 · Ru Johnson_ The American Crucible: Omaha, Utah, and the Battle for the Draws ## [Normandy ’44: Into the Dark (Part 2)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-into-the-dark-part-2) _2026-06-04 · Ru Johnson_ The Weather Gamble and the very First Wave, 6th June 1944 ## [Normandy ’44: The Loaded Weapon (Part 1)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/normandy-44-a-plan-afoot-part-1) _2026-05-30 · Ru Johnson_ The Boardroom, the Citizen Army, and the Master Blueprint to Smash the Third Reich. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1urgfD6PT5BF) _2026-05-30 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Cassino ’44: The Devil’s Shadow (PART 5)](https://ww2matters.substack.com/p/cassino-44-the-devils-shadow-part) _2026-05-16 · Ru Johnson_ The Avalanche of Operations Diadem and Buffalo, Italy, 1944