Leading the Immortals is now available. Read about the defence of Anzac by the Ottoman 57th Regiment. Finally a chance to learn about this Gallipoli action from the other side. The Hardback costs £28 including postage in the UK. details www.trybooking.com/uk/EZXE or from Amazon
Out for drinks in Manchester last night & I had to pause at the #ww1 memorial in the now Britannia Hotel, back then it was a warehouse of S & J Watts.The 'Sentry',by Charles Jagger,stands opposite the memorial to those who fell during the war. Suspect many are 18th Manchester's Warehousemen & Clerks
The Naval Institute has the largest non-government owned military #PhotoLibrary, plus an extensive collection of oral histories. Join the Naval Institute to support our efforts to preserve #history and unlock access to our unique photo library. https://bit.ly/4qW7J1U #HistoricalPreservation
@peterkinderman.bsky.social Hey, hope you’re well? Cheers N
Quire incredible meta here
In this episode of the WFA's MiD pod David Griffith discusses his new book The Guards 1915–17: An Elite Division at War. The book is the first major history of the Guards Division in nearly a century. Published by Helion & Co.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
All the best for a swift and full recovery Henry. N
@badbabybunny.bsky.social thanks for the follow. I’ve enjoyed your posts.
Herts of Lard - one space left!
If you're keen to come along to Herts of Lard next Saturday in Rickmansworth, Herts - I've got one player space left!
Let me know !
Fab photos!
My GGF saw service here so I was delighted to visit and walk some of The Bluff last year. It’s well worth a visit. Some very good information boards too.
In this episode, we explore the history of The Bluff, near Ypres. We look at the bitter fighting of February–March 1916, when British and German forces battled for control of the high ground overlooking Ypres, and walk the battlefield visiting the battlefield cemeteries.
Gosling Press has just produced a volume with all 96 issue of peninsula Press, the newsheet produced during the Gallipoli Campaign. This is we believe the first time all issues have been available. For more information go to goslingpress.co.uk/peninsula-pr...
Sorry to miss you Ken. See you at Partizan? N
The Huguenot Bursary is now live ! A bursary of £4,000 is available to scholars at any career stage. It is intended to support a period of archival research leading to a publication or completion of a doctoral thesis. More info: www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
The Spectator published this attack on me & colleagues just as the High Court is considering Sussex’s request for review of the Office for Students fine. It accuses us of ‘repressing’ our students. The magazine ignored my request for to reply. Please disseminate.
alanlester.co.uk/blog/smearin...
No sorry mate already booked elsewhere
They look fab Ken
The Battle of Verdun was this man's idea. His thoughts were to cause maximum casulties to the French who would desperately defend the city, whilst minimising the German losses. It was not to work out that way.
110 years ago, today, began the longest battle of the Great War: Verdun.
It would rage until December, by which time it would claim c.750,000 casualties.
#FWW #WW1 #gwg #SGWT #Verdun
Today is the 110th anniversary of the Battle of #Verdun in 1916. I took this photo one morning at Cote 304 in 2016: Ancient Sunlight peaking through the dark forest, lighting the crumbling trenches of the Great War landscape below. #Verdun110
7:15am
German bombardment begins.
The Battle of Verdun starts.
~300 days of fighting.
~70% of the French Army rotated through
16,142 French soldiers lie at Douaumont
130,000 French and German in the Ossuary
“One of the saddest places I know.” Richard Holmes ✍️
#Verdun110
Want to learn more about Verdun, here are some videos:
Introduction to the battle:
youtu.be/uYmsMIgV7gU?...
Verdun Battlefield today:
youtu.be/TGh_gEeA5lI?...
A Soldiers Story of Verdun:
youtu.be/GbtVcYWw1FA?...
Now and Then Photos: youtu.be/ibDJSUu8fB0
We have become aware of a fraudulent website - ospreypress (dot) com - that is misrepresenting itself as Osprey Publishing. This site is not affiliated with us in any way.
Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating!
Wow what a story!
CALLING ALL MILITARY HISTORY PGRs!
SAHR seeks to appoint a Postgraduate Fellow for a term of two years beginning in April 2026, to represent the PGR community and help advance our research agenda. Details at www.sahr.org.uk/event-report...
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