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Andrew Harris

@andrewharris.bsky.social
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UK Civil Servant and proud of it. Defence Historian. #ColdWar and current UK #strategy & #defence policy. #Wargaming and Red Teaming.

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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
It’s Christmas time so you’re going to spend a lot of your time watching classic TV drama. So I just want to remind everyone that: Jeremy Brett is the best Sherlock David Suchet is the best Poirot Robert Powell is the best Hannay Joan Hickson is the best Marple and a LEGEND. Merry #Christmas!
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David Booth @caleydave.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Good news that Edinburgh Archives are (temporarily) reopening next year. I have attached a screenshot and alt text for a post from Edinburgh City Archives on Facebook. #Edinburgh
📢Service Update 11th December 2025
 
The Archives search room will re-open on Tuesday 20th of January 2026. We will be open by appointment only, from Tuesday to Thursday, 10am - 4.30pm. We require one weeks notice in advance of bookings to ensure the records are available to view. 
 
Please be aware that we expect to close again in the summer / early autumn to allow us to complete the move to new premises. More precise dates will be confirmed nearer the time.
 
Many thanks for your patience at this time. We look forward to welcoming visitors in 2026!
 
Please send any queries to Archives@edinburgh.gov.uk
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Nick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
There is a takeaway crumble shop in Sheringham. I don’t have a sweet tooth at all, but gawd it’s good. Try it if you visit. Really clever idea.
The Crumble Crib. An orange shop that just sells crumble.
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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Excellent job alert: KCL War Studies is hiring a lecturer in Foreign Policy on a full-time, indefinite contract. We already have lots of Middle East and East Asia expertise, but any other regional (and cross-regional) specialisms are of interest. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA302/l...
jobs.ac.uk
Lecturer in Foreign Policy at King's College London
Discover Lecturer in Foreign Policy jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/02/2025
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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SMH Historians @smh-historians.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
NYU's History Department is accepting applications for the Elihu Rose Scholar in Modern Military History! The committee welcomes applications from historians of war and the military, broadly defined, in any geographical area. Learn more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/161728
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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
JOB Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present, University of Cambridge (this is a permanent/tenured position, open to those with a specialism in any period since 1700) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50242/
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Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.
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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
We're looking for a Marketing Campaign Officer to join our marketing team, to help us spread the word of what we do and how you can experience it. Become part of the team - Find out more at the link below. #jobs #careers #marketing maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
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Jobs and volunteering - The Mary Rose
Jobs, academic placements and volunteering opportunities at the Mary Rose Trust.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The Royal Navy’s Naval Historical Branch is recruiting a full-time, permanent Historical Researcher! Details here: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
NAVY- Historical Researcher - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UKGOV.UK
Search and apply for jobs in the UK Civil Service
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Montgomery: "Without the Bailey bridge we should not have won the war". Don't know about that, but Sir Donald Coleman Bailey's designs sure did shorten the war, and save lives. #WW2 #HISTORY
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Wavell Room @thewavellroom.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Tim Clack from @ox.ac.uk and Barry Gardiner MP discuss “Climate Change, National Security and UK Political Action; Threat Level Rising” - Climate change is driving national security, read more about it now⚡ wavellroom.com/2024/11/29/t...
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Threat Level Rising: Climate Change, National Security and UK Political Action
Climate change is a clear, present, and escalating danger to global security. The UK must act to adapt now in order to be prepared.
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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Researchers: NARA has digitized hundreds of thousands of operational reports from US units in the Pacific Theater of WWII, to include divisional reports with regimental reports, maps, and sketches. It’s a gold mine. Go nuts catalog.archives.gov/id/305275
catalog.archives.gov
The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.
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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Adobe users: it’s the most beautiful time of the year, where you can threaten to cancel your plan and get the price cut down from $59.99 to $29.99 for the next 12 months ✨ Manage plan-> cancel my plan -> continue and then you get this offer: (more)
The second step in Adobe’s “cancel my plan” workflow, where they roll over and give you everything for half price, $29.99 vs the rack $59.99 cost
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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Can Bluesky help? I might be looking for a new research post in March next year. What thinktanks and organisations should I be looking at for critical discussions on data, defence and military operations?
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War. Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...
Wren Janet Okell, staring at the camera with a slightly awkward smile. Fair enough - as we'll see, she did her best work hidden behind a screen...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
People need to calm down about the Oreshnik missile. (Not about the strike itself, which was barbarous Putin chest-thumping.) It's a medium range ballistic missile. Of course it's faster than the speed of sound because that's what ballistic missiles do. Don't fall for "AMAZING SUPERWEAPON" hype.
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Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
It has been a year since I defended my thesis on the role of military doctrine. As a child who grew up without connections to academia, this was unthinkable. However, meeting the right people along the way made it all possible. It can pay off to follow vague dreams. The thesis is available here 👇
fak.dk
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 26/11/2024
This is Otis. He just had his very first vet appointment. Even got to take a picture like it was his first day of school. 12/10 we're proud of you, Otis
a tiny brown dachshund puppy with tan a snoot and eyebrows, and adorably wrinkly ankles sits on a black countertop. next to him is a chalk sign that reads, "My first visit at Vets 4 Paws in Irvine." the sign indicates the wide-eyed puppy's name is Otis, he is 2.2 kilograms, and he's 10 weeks old.
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Killackey Illustration @kjkillackey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This is one of my favorite, low-tech, ways of visualizing the past! Doesn't oversell the reconstruction, shows possible past and present in same view, works, rain or shine and without power.
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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This meme seems to be missing an image of a freight train loaded with 155mm artillery rounds.
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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The Jaguar rebrand. Don’t care, won’t care. Will never care.
A promise to highlight subjects on which I have no opinion.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
X does still have its moments. If social media was British…
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I am really struck by the sheer variety of interests, jobs, online personalities of my recent new followers - no common thread at all! Given I haven’t posted very much, and what I have posted has been quite a spread of stuff, I’d love to know what it was that prompted people to follow me. Anyone?
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Follow Gabby for (quite literally) the world’s best commentary on decathlon and heptathlon and generally bloody good writing.
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Dr Prit Buttar @dienekes.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
A reminder for all my new followers. In a couple of days, I will remove anyone who has a blank profile, to eliminate potential bots and trolls. You know what to do.
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Melina Antonia Buns @melinabuns.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Gentle reminder for all the bluesky newbies that have joined over the past week: If you want other people to see a post, you need to repost it.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Hello to all my new followers! I’m delighted to see you. I just want to let you know that I won’t automatically follow everyone back, especially if you haven’t posted anything yet, so please don’t take it personally. I’m sure I’ll end up following you after seeing a few of your fascinating posts!
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 22/10/2024
Share a photo of a ship that you’ve taken.
HMS Warrior at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, her masts and rigging silhouetted against a blue and orange sky at sunset on a placid evening.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
An amazing scoop by BBC’s Eastern European Correspondent Sarah Rainsford. Amidst reports Russia has been bribing voters in Moldova’s referendum on EU membership, one woman emerged from voting & asked where she goes to get paid. This is the follow-up exchange. (📽️Sarah Rainsford/X)
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𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖗𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙 🇨🇦🦇🥀🕸 @horrorculturist.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
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NeverFadingWood 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇱🇪🇺 @avantgardening.pl · 12/10/2024
Good piece on the Irish Unifil peacekeepers. Hats off to them. www.independent.co.uk/world/unifil...
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How Irish peacekeepers stood their ground in the face of an Israeli invasion
Irish peacekeepers have a long history of putting themselves in the firing line in Lebanon — and becoming so close with locals that people speak English with a Cork accent, Richard Hall writes
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
Marriage isn't about finding someone who thinks you're amazing. It's about finding someone who accepts you are an idiot. And you accept they are as well.
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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social · 10/09/2024
I keep Circling back to this: AI is being deployed at a discount and pitched at a price point that is simply a lie. It is the ultimate Silicon Valley venture capital Hail Mary. The price point is simply not sustainable.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 10/09/2024
I’m not a fan of the WaPo for a couple of reasons but this article is indeed absolutely fascinating. Also, bonus points for singing the praises of under-appreciated civil servants!
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 06/09/2024
I love everything about this. GO SOLAR FARM REWILDING!!!
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
I’m quite proud of this picture but I’m told it’s very confusing! See Alt text for a bit more context.
A heron stands on a pipe in the water, at night, a bright light behind it creating a silhouette that is reflected in the still water below. Odd, upside-down reflections of the street above and behind the bird create a disorienting effect.
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Lynne Ann Morse @morselya.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
Oh dear, new time sink discovered. A trip planner ON THE IMPERIAL ROME ROAD NETWORK omnesviae.org
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OmnesViae: Roman Route Planner
Plan your journey like a Roman, with a route planner based on Roman sources, the road map Tabula Peutingerina, and the travel guide of Antoninus.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
So who is on here that I should be following to talk about defence / defense policy and strategy? Struggling to find many of my follows from the other place.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Hello to everyone who followed me over the last couple of days 👋 Is there an X-odus underway?
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
I like to think that, as I approach a milestone birthday, this accurately describes my life journey thus far.
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 29/12/2023
My partner would recognise this, except she asked me a history question. And she rather forcibly interrupted me after 5mins.
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Carolyn Dever @carolyndever.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
The British Library has been crushed by a brutal cyberattack. I went to find out more: www.publicbooks.org/how-to-lose-...
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How to Lose a Library
Six weeks ago—on October 31, 2023—the British Library suffered a massive cyberattack. What has been lost?
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
It is kind of funny that the main way Elon is actually like Thomas Edison is that he managed to unfairly ruin the name of Nikola Tesla
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
This needs to be a movie.
Life was just a routine round of milk bottles for milkman Richard Atkinson until a wild moment when he yielded to an impulse to join the Foreign Legion.

Now he's facing trial for theft after a crowded 8 weeks which took him from Canterbury to Paris to Sidi-Bel-Abbes to Oran & back to Canterbury.

When the impulse struck, a court was told, Atkinson:

Parked his milk truck in the street, pocketed the day's proceeds and took off for Paris.

Lost his money in Paris & joined the Legion.

Was sent to Sibi-Bel-Abbes, Algerian HQ of the legion, where he was issued equipment & sent to Fort Mascara to fight Algerian rebels.

Made his way to Oran stowed away on a German ship bound for Marseilles & arrested on arrival as a deserter from the legion.

Escaped from his guards enroute to Paris & got to the British embassy, where he was given papers for his return to England.

Pleaded guilty to taking $19.60 -- the proceeds from the milk sales on that first day.
--Beaver Valley Times, 1 Jan 1957
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Andrew Harris @andrewharris.bsky.social · 25/11/2023
Heading to IKEA on a Saturday afternoon. Please send thoughts and prayers.
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