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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are now recruiting two Book Review Editors! Together they will oversee the publication of circa 90 reviews each year, covering multiple languages, to ensure that First World War Studies keeps its readers up to date on all the important international scholarship

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are recruiting new Associate Editors! First World War Studies, the interdisciplinary journal of the International Society for First World War Studies, published by Taylor & Francis, is seeking to expand its editorial team.

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A pleasure to watch this great research come to fruition! A major intervention into disability history in East-Central Europe 👏

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Andrew Frayn @afrayn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm organising a Remembrance Lecture on Mon 9 November at Edinburgh Napier's Craiglockhart Campus- as a War Hospital, this was where Wilfred Owen & Siegfried Sassoon met. This year David Goldie will talk about Scottish Poetry of the First World War. Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MTEHXf41Mf

The ubiquitous photo of the staff, nurses and patients of the Craiglockhart War Hospital on the lawn outside the historic front of the building, from 1917. The men are in their khaki uniforms, with hats, and the women are in their nurses's uniforms and headdresses, flowing white.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Our huge double Special Issue, 17:1/2, is out now! Teaching the First World War for the Twenty-First Century – Pedagogies in Dialogue, eds Susan Grayzel, Ann-Marie Einhaus & @teachlearnwar.bsky.social has no fewer than 10 paired explorations of teaching the FWW www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfww20/c...

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Teaching the First World War for the Twenty-First Century – Pedagogies in Dialogue; Guest editors: Ann-Marie Einhaus, Susan R. Grayzel and Catriona Pennell. Volume 17, Issue 1-2 of First World War Studies

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Damien Accoulon @daccoulon.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Happy to share my reading of Robert Rennie's "Germany's First World War Aviators" for @fwwsjournal.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social 👉 [the first 50 clicks are free!] www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Germany’s First World War Aviators: The Lives of Fliers

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

How do we remember colonial soldiers? In today's featured book review, Richard S. Fogarty reviews Meghan Tinsley’s "Commemorating Muslims in the First World War Centenary: Making Melancholia".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

What happens to migrants when their homeland becomes the enemy? In today's book review, Panikos Panayi reviews Mathis J. Gronau’s Deutsche Minderheiten in Frankreich und Großbritannien, a comparative look at German minorities during and after WWI.

The book cover for "Deutsche Minderheiten in Frankreich und Großbritannien: Im Niemandsland der Identität zwischen 1914 und 1924" by Mathis J. Gronau. The top half features the author's name and the title in bold blue text against a light blue background. The bottom half features a sketchy, watercolor-style illustration of a figure standing behind a barbed-wire fence, looking out over a green landscape under a cloudy sky. Cursive handwriting is scrawled across the bottom right, and the De Gruyter Oldenbourg publisher logos appear in the corners.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

How did women's uniforms reshape society during the Great War? In today's featured book review, Allison S. Finkelstein reviews the interdisciplinary "Cutting a New Pattern Uniformed Women in the Great War", edited by Barton C. Hacker and Margaret Vining.

The book cover for "Cutting a New Pattern: Uniformed Women in the Great War". The top half features a historical black-and-white photograph of three women in military-style uniforms. One woman is driving a motorcycle with a sidecar, while the woman seated in the sidecar aims a large mounted gun towards the sky. The bottom half features a black background with the main title "CUTTING A NEW PATTERN" in gold text, the subtitle "UNIFORMED WOMEN IN THE GREAT WAR" in smaller white text, and the authors "BARTON C. HACKER AND MARGARET VINING" in small gold text at the bottom.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The 26th of April marks the anniversary of the Treaty of London, which brought Italy into the First World War. But was the alliance truly an equal partnership? @drmockaitis.bsky.social explores this fraught dynamic in this featured article.

A promotional graphic. The background features a muted, historical photograph of four men in formal attire standing outside a building, with the two men on the left engaged in conversation. At the top, a dark banner reads "The Problematic Ally" with the subtitle "Italy, Britain and the Entente" directly below it. In the bottom right corner, a brown rounded text box reads "By Thomas R. Mockaitis".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Today marks the anniversary of the events of 24 April 1915, when the arrest of Armenian intellectuals in Istanbul triggered the onset of the Armenian Genocide. But how were such actions justified in law? @yanikdag.bsky.social explores this in our latest issue.

A promotional graphic for First World War Studies. The background features a muted, antique map of the Ottoman Empire. At the top, a dark grey banner with white text reads the main title: "Ottoman and Turkish Exception(alism)", with a subtitle below it reading "States of Exception in Turkey, 1909–1927". In the bottom left corner, a rounded grey box reads "By Yücel Yanıkdağ".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Today marks the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. While much debate focuses on military strategy, Alison Wishart’s article in First World War Studies examines a frequently overlooked factor in the campaign: the role of food and water.

A promotional graphic featuring a historical black-and-white photograph of five soldiers wearing wide-brimmed hats gathered in an outdoor camp setting. A light grey banner across the top reads "The silent killer of the Anzac campaign at Gallipoli". In the upper centre, a rounded grey text box reads "The importance of food and water to the Anzac campaign at Gallipoli". In the bottom left corner, a black rectangular box with white text reads "By Alison Wishart".

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Damien Accoulon @daccoulon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It is my pleasure to share with you my reading of Rémy Cazals' "Écrire… Publier… Réflexions sur les témoignages de 1914–1918" for @fwwsjournal.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Écrire … Publier … Réflexions sur les témoignages de 1914–1918

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The Second Battle of Ypres marked the introduction of poisonous gas to the Western Front. We mark the anniversary of this event, with Joseph Mellodew's "Searching for morality: British justifications for poisonous gas on the Western Front, 1915−18".

A promotional graphic featuring a historical black-and-white photograph of a person using a long pole to interact with a canister that is emitting a large, thick cloud of white smoke or gas. A light grey banner across the top reads "From Condemnation to Deployment". A rounded grey text box on the right reads "British justifications for poisonous gas on the Western Front". A smaller dark grey rounded text box in the bottom right corner reads "By Joseph Mellodew".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

How did local congregations experience the Great War? In one of our latest reviews, Gordon L. Heath reviews Alan Bowker's "A Church at War: MacKay Presbyterian Church, New Edinburgh, and the First World War".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

How did the FWW shape the borders and nations of Eastern Europe? Today, we bring you two book reviews exploring the realities of occupation and nation-building on the Eastern Front.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

What defines a revolution? In our latest issue, Anthony McElligott reviews Matthew Stibbe's "Debates on The German Revolution of 1918–19", exploring the complex and deeply contested historiography of the era.

An image of a book cover titled "DEBATES ON THE GERMAN REVOLUTION OF 1918-19" by Matthew Stibbe. At the top, a dark red banner reads the series title, "ISSUES IN HISTORIOGRAPHY". The background features a hazy, historical depiction of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. In the foreground, a large crowd of silhouetted figures in dark coats is gathered, with a few individuals holding up large red flags. The author's name, "MATTHEW STIBBE", is displayed in white text at the bottom.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

How did geographers shape the borders of post-WWI Europe? In one of our latest book reviews, Vedran Duančić reviews Maciej Górny's "Drawing Fatherlands: Geographers and Borders in Inter-war Europe".

An image of a book cover for "Drawing Fatherlands: Geographers and Borders in Inter-war Europe" by Maciej Górny. The cover features a dark blue background with a white vertical stripe on the left. In the center, framed by a thick red border, is a historical, color-coded map of regions including Poznan, Wroclaw, Gdansk, and Krolewiec. A smaller inset box with a red border contains the map's legend in Polish, German, and French, titled "Polskie dzieci w pruskiej szkole ludowej" (Polish schoolchildren in Prussia), showing a color scale representing percentages from under 1% to over 75%. The publisher's name, "BRILL | SCHÖNINGH", is located at the bottom right corner.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The year 1917 was a turning point for Eastern Europe, but how did the Lithuanian national movement navigate the chaos of the Russian Revolution? A new article by Anton Krutikov explores exactly this.

A promotional graphic featuring a historical black-and-white photograph of a large crowd gathered in front of a grand building with tall columns. A banner across the top reads "NEW ORIGINAL RESEARCH". A dark green rounded text box on the left reads "The Lithuanian National Movement in 1917". A banner across the bottom reads "A new article by Anton Krutikov".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

While "shell shock" from the trenches is widely studied, the psychological toll of First World War captivity has largely been overlooked. A new 🔓 Open Access article by ECR Sarah Bremer shines a light on British POWs in German camps.

A promotional graphic featuring a historical, tinted photograph of soldiers, some wearing kilts, gathered outside wooden barracks in what appears to be a prisoner of war camp. A banner across the top reads "NEW OPEN ACCESS RESEARCH 🔓". A rounded text box in the upper right reads "Fit for Work, Unfit for Care". Another rounded text box in the lower left reads "A new article by Sarah Bremer".

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

How did the First World War change the social fabric of Newfoundland? Shannon Conway reviews Michael R. Westcott's book, "With a Unity of Purpose".

An image of a book cover for a book titled "WITH A UNITY OF PURPOSE," with the subtitle "How the First World War Changed Newfoundland," by author Michael R. Westcott.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Right around this time in late March 1918, the German Army was deep into its massive, last-ditch Spring Offensive. The stakes? The entire war. The obstacles? The Allies... and apparently, French wine cellars. 🍷

A promotional graphic for First World War Studies. The background features a historical, black-and-white photograph of German soldiers resting during the 1918 Spring Offensives. The text overlay reads: "The 1918 Spring Offensives: Defeated by... Champagne? Explore the interwar debate in Hamza Kobus' 2024 Article on the subject."

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

As spring rolls around, the sunshine reminds us of our wonderful time in Thessaloniki for the 2025 Bi-Annual Conference of the @fwwsoc.bsky.social, alongside our moving visit to the local war cemetery.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The Dennis Showalter Lectureship is one of the most prestigious prizes that @fwwsoc.bsky.social offers to eligible members. PhD students / ECR scholars who match the criteria should strongly consider applying.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The late Prof. Dennis Showalter was a titan of military history. Author of 16 books & a lover of stray cats and the NY Yankees, his colleagues remembered his "incredible mix of curiosity, brilliance, and humility." He was the most generous of scholars. @ckshowalter.bsky.social

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International Society for First World War Studies @fwwsoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Reminder for tomorrow!

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

At last! 😅 Volume 16, Issue 3 of First World War Studies is finally here! This new issue highlights our journal's interdisciplinary focus, bringing together diverse perspectives to examine the global conflict and its aftermath.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

On this day: 11 March 1917. British forces capture Baghdad. Kaushik Roy analyses this victory as a logistical masterpiece. He highlights how the British moved from the "calamity" of Kut to a triumph enabled by a total organizational restructuring of how troops were supplied in Mesopotamia.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

New online: The "extraordinary" combat and captivity story of a WWI Major, preserved decades after his death. Mark E. Grotelueschen (USAFA) evaluates a newly unearthed memoir edited by Steven Trout and Ian Isherwood.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

New in the feed: Exploring how empires navigated the complexities of identity and "outsider" loyalty during the Great War. Our latest reviews dive into global mobilization, from the Russian borderlands to the Italian diaspora.

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Jonathan Boff @jfb1066.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

My review of excellent new book ‘Framing the First World War’ edited by the dream team @draefox.bsky.social @dmorganowen.bsky.social and Michael Finch is now in @fwwsjournal.bsky.social 50 free eprints available here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VRRIQ...

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Framing the First World War: How Diverging Views Shaped a Global Conflict

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Anniversary: 1 March 1918. German forces capture Kyiv. Wolfram Dornik & Peter Lieb interpret this occupation as a "political and economical fiasco". They analyze how strategic overstretch in the Ukrainian "failing state" accelerated the collapse of the Central Powers.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Neu im Feed: Wir untersuchen die großen Ambitionen der Hochseeflotte und das moralische Gewicht des Militärdienstes im Osten. Unsere neuesten Rezensionen befassen sich mit der deutschen Strategieplanung und persönlichen Memoiren aus den Jahren 1917–1918. #Geschichte #ErsterWeltkrieg #Histodons

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

New in the feed: Exploring the grand ambitions of the High Seas Fleet and the moral weight of military service in the East. Our latest reviews dive into German strategic planning and personal memoirs from 1917–1918.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

William Mulligan & Troy Paddock present new reviews on the 1914 outbreak and British propaganda.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Feb 18 marks the surrender of Mora in Kamerun. 🏳️ @donalh.bsky.social & @michmo.bsky.social argue we must look beyond the battle to the colonial veteran—a "prism" for race and citizenship in the post-war order.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

To mark Lithuania’s Independence Day, we’re revisiting C. Westerhoff’s study on the Ober Ost "laboratory." 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Featuring our very own Book Review Editor, Daniel Steinbach, come and hear more about the book review process both at FWWS specifically and more generally (NB this is a members only event - and an excellent example of why you should join the Society, as well as receiving our journal!)

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🚨 Call for Papers: 110 Years of the Tank The Tank Museum is hosting a seminar in November examining the debut of the Mark I tank at the Somme. Proposals are invited for 25-minute presentations. 🗓️ Deadline: 27 March 2026 🔗 Submit here: lnkd.in/eQZQpT3V #WWI #MilitaryHistory #Histodons #TankHistory

An early model British Mark I "male" tank, named C-15, near Thiepval, 26 September 1916. The tank is probably in reserve for the Battle of Thiepval Ridge which began on 26 September. The tank is fitted with the wire "grenade shield" and steering tail, both features discarded in the next models.

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Was Passchendaele a total failure? 🍁 In our latest issue, Richard Bowes argues that while the campaign failed strategically, the Canadian Corps achieved a major tactical victory.

Assault on Passchendaele 12 October - 6 November: Canadian Pioneers laying tape through the mud for a road to Passchendaele.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 03/02/2026

The Trust's Major Research Fellowships scheme enables experienced researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a piece of original research. For more details and to apply, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/major-resear... Deadline: 8 May 2026

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Why did the Russian Army collapse in 1917? 🪆 Full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... In our latest issue, Konstantin Tarasov argues that the 1917 Russian soldier’s "rampage" was a quest for dignity, not just war fatigue. cc: @ktarasov.bsky.social

A barricade erected by revolutionaries in St Petersburg during the 1905 uprising. On 22 January, a procession of Russian workers and families was fired upon by troops guarding the Winter Palace as it was carrying a petition to the Tsar.
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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📚 New Book Reviews Out! In late November new book reviews were published by Taylor & Francis! Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com

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First World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

interested in peer reviewing but not sure how? this webinar will demystify the process First World War Studies always needs more peer reviewers, you can register with us at our online submission site with your details + keywords for your areas of expertise & you'll be added to our reviewer database

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