@matteatonmedia
Forthcoming book, Madam V's War (https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/madam-v-virginia-vernons-war/). Researching troop morale & entertainment, Military History PhD. Journaling about history here: https://matteatonmedia.substack.com
Wonderful walk and talk arranged by Wendover's @realmagicbooks.bsky.social last Sunday. Jack Cornish from the Ramblers talked about Edward Thomas's The Icknield Way. Lovely bunch of people - support your local bookshop!
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Cover of Penguin book, The Fortress by Raleigh Trevelyan
This week's #histbookchat reading is The Fortress by Raleigh Trevelyan - the diary of his time in the Anzio beachhead.
View of Istanbul
No time to see historical sites during my visit to Istanbul this week. But I got an amazing view from DigiTurk's rooftop yesterday - the Bosphorus and you can just make out Hagia Sophia in the distance. Next time.
See you there!
Haven't seen this one- thanks!
3 sleeping lab retrievers in front of a restaurant entrance
Letting sleeping dogs lie. In Istanbul for a few days.
"Defensive strikes" - double plus good!
Spooky
Enjoy your holiday!
Literally 2 hours before you posted!
Thank you Chris - very bizarrely I ordered this book second-hand only this afternoon. The 2nd hand history book God moves in mysterious ways!
Cover of The People's War? IWM IND 1492
This week's #histbookchat is a collection of essays looking at the sociopolitical aspects of the SWW. The Peoples' War? Been after this title for a while and when I saw it for under a tenner, it had to be mine!
"Unsmoked" woke nonsense
Guys- if you see this happening in public, don't tolerate this kind of behaviour! WTF?
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Fantastic! #histbookchat
Tough lesson
2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania this June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 14 March 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy
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A photo of a US soldier sat covered in mud with his head in his hands
Been reading The Deserters by Charles Glass this week. Stories of US and UK troops who left their units, either consciously or through no fault of their own, during the SWW. I wanted a bit more analysis but some interesting stories here. #histbookchat
The Quintessential Englishman: Leslie Howard's Wartime Crusade and the Mystery of Flight 777 - Part 1 Image of a Canadian, Aussie, and Kiwi soldier with Leslie Howard on top of St Paul's Cathedral - a still from Four Corners (1942)
I'm a bit of a fan of Leslie Howard. Having met his great-grandson and filmed an interview for a new TV documentary this week, I've written a two-part blog post on Leslie's contribution to the Allied war effort.
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One of the strangest lunchtimes for a while - appearing as a talking head on a documentary about Leslie Howard at the Cinema Museum.
Fishhhhhh
Great song - what on earth was on the B-Side?
John Kettley (is a weatherman) by A Tribe of Toffs, anyone?
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Slippery slope!
Yep
Cover showing a pierrot troupe in front of a FWW tank.
This week I'm reading Theatre at War 1914-18 by L.J.Collins. Concert parties, pierrots, and musical hall were all being used to maintain troop morale. #histbookchat
Love a shelfie! Have a good trip.
