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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 14h
Flagging up the @ihr.bsky.social's History Day on 18th November. It's free to attend (booking required), and some of the IHN crew will be there! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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History Day 2026
History Day is for students, researchers & the ‘history curious’ to explore library, museum, archive and history collections across the UK & beyond.
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Classic Warbirds @classicwarbirds.co.uk · 4h
Southern England, 1944. Spitfires Attacking Flying-Bombs is this weeks artwork, a 1944 painting by Walter Thomas Monnington. #Art #YearOfArt 🎨 www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
A squadron of low-flying Spitfires dive towards an idyllic pastoral scene with cows grazing in a tree-lined field. The plane's action frightens a horse causing it to pull a cart into the river, (a detail which evokes Constable's 'Haywain'). The sky is filled with the contrails of aircraft, and to the left of the composition a figure cowers under a tree.
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And the relaunch is live! WW1TV is back with @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social at the helm - Henry was in charge for this one, whilst I rattled on about Africa and the outbreak of the war… m.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZ1...
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Africa on the Outbreak of War
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drrichardduckett.bsky.social @drrichardduckett.bsky.social · 7h
Another 5* review has landed. Pleasing. #junglewarrior
5*review of book Jungle Warrior by Richard Duckett.
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Classic Warbirds @classicwarbirds.co.uk · 06/10/2026
Duxford 2027 Airshow and Flying Days Dates Announced. Airshows Summer - 19th and 20th June Flying Evening - 14th August Battle of Britain - 11th and 12th September Flying Finale - 2nd October Flying Days VE Day - 8th May D-Day - 5th June The Americans - 30th July
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drrichardduckett.bsky.social @drrichardduckett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Always time for Reflection. Just out on a local walk.
Reflection in the lake.
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From Balloons to Drones @balloons2drones.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We publish review articles that examine the top ten books that have influenced writers on air power. To learn how to contribute to 'From Balloons to Drones,' visit our submissions page. balloonstodrones.com/submissions/ #plsRT
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Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that seeks to analyse and debate air power history, theory, and current operations in their broadest sense, including sp…
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Dr Ross Mahoney @airpowerhistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A ‘soundly-planned and equipped land-based air force’: Australian Air Power Strategy and Policy during the Early Cold War, 1945-1955 drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/a-soundly-... #RAAF #airpowerhistory #ColdWar
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A ‘soundly-planned and equipped land-based air force’: Australian Air Power Strategy and Policy during the Early Cold War, 1945-1955
Details of a forthcoming conference paper on Australian air power strategy and policy in the years after the Second World War.
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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When Bogdan’s uncle knocked on the family door in #Poland in 1975, nobody recognised him. Decades of war, migration and censorship had separated them. This is one family’s remarkable #ColdWar story. Listen here 🎧🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode474/
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For half a century, Sweden hid a secret: ordinary citizens were recruited into a CIA and MI6-backed resistance network, ready to fight from within if the Soviets invaded. Johan Wennström joins Matt. Links in comments below 👇👇👇
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Mark Harris @markharrisauthor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'll be delivering a King's Maritime History Seminar in London on 22 October about the war in the Baltic. It is free to attend for all. You can register to attend in person, or join on Zoom: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-n... #navalhistory #ww1 #historyevent
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The Naval War in the Baltic, 1914-1915 | King's College London
The lessons that emerge from the way in which a weaker fleet was able to overcome a larger one retain their relevance for naval warfare today.
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 FESTIVAL EPISODE🚨 🔥 Forget everything you think you know about Dad’s Army. Sinclair McKay reveals a Home Guard embracing guerrilla warfare, unconventional tactics and ideas that unsettled the military establishment. 📍 Gloucester History Festival | 12–20 Sept 🎧 pod.fo/e/5f2c3b #HistoryRage #WW2
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Classic Warbirds @classicwarbirds.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Corgi have announced further Aviation Archive releases for 2026, including a 1:32 Mosquito and 1:72 B-17 'Sally B'. ➡️ uk.corgi.co.uk/catalogue?la...
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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
On This Day in the Cold War — 5 September 1945 Igor Gouzenko walked out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa carrying secret documents that exposed Soviet espionage networks in the West. Listen to the story here. pod.fo/e/e189c
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Cold War Conversations: The Gouzenko Affair - the start of the Cold War (194)
Igor Gouzenko exposed Soviet intelligence's efforts to steal nuclear secrets as well as the technique of planting sleeper agents. The "Gouzenko Affair" is often credited as a triggering event of th...
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Dr Ross Mahoney @airpowerhistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you aren't subscribing to my Substack, you really should ;-) I need 3 more subscribers to reach the 100 mark... drrossmahoney.substack.com #airpowerhistory
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Thoughts on Military History | Dr Ross Mahoney | Substack
This is the Substack of Dr Ross Mahoney. It serves as a platform for my reflections on various research projects, bibliographies, and book reviews related to my interests. Click to read Thoughts on Mi...
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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Applications may be made by independent scholars" klaxon! 🫪🙌🏼 @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social
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Dr Ross Mahoney @airpowerhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Check out this #CallforSubmissions for an edited volume I am jointly putting together on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945 drrossmahoney.substack.com/p/call-for-s... #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #WW1 #WW2 #plsRT
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Call for Submissions - The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945
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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Haunted by the Soviet-led invasion of 1968 and determined never to shoot an innocent person, Jiří secretly studied the border’s weaknesses and planned an audacious escape Listen here 🎧🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode471/ #Czechoslovakia #coldwar #escape
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Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My watercolour drawing looking down Magdalene Street, Cambridge from 1990 (sold). This was completed on the spot, sitting on the wall of St Giles' Church. Those old buildings are a precious survival, described by Pevsner as the best group of pre-classical domestic architecture in Cambridge.
Plein air watercolour of Magdelene Street, Cambridge.
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𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 @unfitz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
She was bubbly, like a witch’s cauldron.
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drrichardduckett.bsky.social @drrichardduckett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you've seen live. Smashing Pumpkins Pixies The Byrds Blondie Paul McCartney Jimmy Cliff Radiohead Jazz Jamaica Stanton Warriors Ben Harper
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Windswept Blame it on the sweet salt air as it circles my soul, such a lasting embrace that I never want to end. - Renee Williams 🎨 Jo Grundy
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
*PSA EVENT* 🌍️ The Environmental Politics of War: One-day workshop 📆 18 September 2026, University of Warwick Organised by the @psaenvironmental.bsky.social Specialist Group; aimed at fostering critical discussions around the #environment #politics & #war. ➡️Details online
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The Environmental Politics of War - Political Studies Association
The Environmental Politics of War: One-day workshop Friday 18 September, 2026 09.00 – 16.00, University of Warwick About this event Organised by the PSA Environmental Politics Specialist Group, this…
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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 25/08/2026
My Fairey Fulmar book goes on sale today. This was a real labour of love, following on from my biography of Fulmar test pilot Duncan Menzies. It is I believe the first comprehensive history of the type in print www.crowood.com/book/fairey-...
Fairey Fulmar naval fighter landing on an aircraft carrier with the 'batsman' in the foreground
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic Nature is not stingy with her miracles We simply forget to look - Sara Sarna 🎨 Eric Bruni
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History Today @historytoday.com · 25/08/2026
During the Kenya Emergency, white women took up arms against the Mau Mau rebels. What did it mean to be both domestic and violent? 🔓 Lauren Brown’s new History Matters article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
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The Women Who Fought the Mau Mau
During the Kenya Emergency, white women took up arms against the Mau Mau rebels. What did it mean to be both domestic and violent?
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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today on 25th Aug 1955 Soviet forces leave Austria, ending occupation. The withdrawal was following the signing of the Austrian State Treaty on May 15, 1955, which restored Austria’s sovereignty and declared its permanent neutrality. US, French and UK forces also withdrew.
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The History Syndicate Podcast @historysyndicate.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Been away for a week but back tomorrow discussing ‘Embattled Belief’ with Prof Mike Snape A fascinating historical study into Religion in the British Army post the Second World War
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🌿💛 nature is amazingly epic this awesome weaver 💛🌿🪺
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drrichardduckett.bsky.social @drrichardduckett.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#sunset in Sardinia Bosa
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Generals and Napoleon @andnapoleon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🚨New episode🚨- the Rearguards of Marshal Ney! Special guest Wayne Hanley gives us an overview on rearguard actions and why Marshal Ney was so proficient in these complicated military maneuvers. open.spotify.com/episode/5tZM...
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨 We love the great commanders. 👑⚔️ @iainmacgregor1.bsky.social looks beneath Alexander, Napoleon and Nelson to the institutions, training, logistics and people that made their victories possible. The “great man” rarely wins a battle alone. 🔥 #MilitaryHistory #History
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 @battlefieldben.bsky.social explains why Caen was the key to the whole Normandy campaign. 🇬🇧⚔️ A brutal battle of attrition that helped shape the Allied breakout across Europe. #WW2 #Normandy #Caen #HistoryPodcast
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Are you a researcher looking to fund projects that engage the public with the humanities and social sciences? Apply for the SHAPE Involve and Engage 2027-28 programme. Find out more: bit.ly/43JR4oA
SHAPE Involve and Engage
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The Forgotten War Pod: Burma Campaign WW2 @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Media coverage often reduces VJ Day to simplistic political soundbites, missing the real human reality. Tune into our new episode to hear why focusing on personal eyewitness stories is essential to understanding the Burma Campaign. #WW2History #BurmaCampaign #VJDay
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Karl James @karljames1945.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for the next speaker in our Author talk series at @AWMemorial. Diana Thorp will share her journey tracking down 🇦🇺women who joined the @AusAirForce @Australian_Navy @AustralianArmy in #WWII For more: www.awm.gov.au/events/autho...
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Mary M @marym276.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Look, it’s not a great photo, but it was a very special moment. We spent the day up in the mountains above Oviedo in northern Spain, choosing our spot. We were joined by a group of physicists and their solar camera. A long, slow build up, with clouds drifting by, and then, wow! The totality!
Total solar eclipse with forested mountains below. Orlé, northern Spain, Wednesday 12 August, 20.28.
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drrichardduckett.bsky.social @drrichardduckett.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We will remember them.
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My Opinion @oopsmyopinion.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.history.com/this-day-in-... #VJDay #japan #WWII #WWIIHistory #history
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V-J Day Japan surrender announced | August 14 1945 | HISTORY
In what later became known as V-J Day, an official announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies duri...
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The Politic Prepper @politicprepper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
VJ Day marks the historic end of World War II, when Japan formally surrendered on 15 August 1945 (announced 14 August in the U.S.). After years of conflict, this day brought peace, relief, and remembrance for the immense sacrifices made by Allied forces and civilians worldwide. #VJDay #WWII
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Kevin Brown @kevin-brown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“It’s the girl that makes the thing that drills the hole that holds the ring That makes the thing-ummy-bob that makes the engines roar. And it’s the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil that oils the ring That makes the thing-ummy-bob that's going to win the war” #VJDay
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Kevin Brown @kevin-brown.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The medical challenges of the war for the “forgotten army” & civilian internees in the Far East are too often ignored. They were a revelation to many cruise ship passengers sailing in the area from Shanghai to Singapore when I gave a lecture series on the subject in 2019 #VJDay
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graveshambc.bsky.social @graveshambc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Today, Gravesham remembers. The VJ Day flag is flying in Community Square as we remember those who served in the Far East and Pacific, and those who never returned home. Take a moment with us to remember. We will remember them. #VJDay
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SempaiScuba @sempaiscuba.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
15 August 1945: VJ Day. Japan's surrender came into effect, bringing an end to the Second World War. #History #VJDay #Japan #WW2
New York Times front page with the headline: "Japan surrenders, End of War!"
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drrichardduckett.bsky.social @drrichardduckett.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I thought I would have a go at writing historical fiction. At nearly 20k words now. I think it's coming along alright but... ...I think writing actual history books is easier! Writing the biography of Lt.Col. Peacock, the cast and the plot were there already. #Junglewarrior reading for #VJDay
Book cover for Jungle Warrior, a biography of Lt.Col. Edgar Peacock who served with SOE/Force 136 in Burma during the Second World War.
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ArtyGoetia1993 @artygoetia1993.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
August 14th, 1945: Japan’s surrender was made public on VJ Day. The world that had been at war was now finally able to rejoice. Two weeks later, the surrender was formally signed onboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. #VJDay #WW2History #TheGreatestGeneration
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Joy Parry @joy13.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My Dad was a 19 year old Royal Marine Commando when he witnessed the surrender of the Japanese generals in Singapore - and subsequently helped liberate POW camps including Changi, Syme Road and Landswell ... #VJDay #NeverAgain #LestWeForget 😢
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Greg Lewis @gregjlewis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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...
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100-year-old veteran remembers the dead bodies of Hiroshima #VJDay #ww2
YouTube video by Greg Lewis Writer
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fearless freep™ @evltwnhd1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
15 August, 1945. This day in history: Everything you need to know about VJ Day... #VJday #WWll #japan #history share.google/vF7VAGDiRVvW...
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emilymedwards.bsky.social @emilymedwards.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Today is a day to rememberVJ Day -August 15th 1945. A day, like many more, never to be forgotten. You will find poems in my book in remembrance. Good evening to Everyone. #vjday #august15 #ww2 #poetry #saturdaythoughts #goodnight
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