Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Very sorry to hear this. One of the Titans of British Military History. A name that is synonymous with quality, innovation and originality. An indispensable source of guidance for those who studied and worked with him, and a source of inspiration for those who read his considerable body of work. 1101
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesAmy J. Rutenberg @amyjay401.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Statement from @smh-historians.bsky.social on the meaning of military history and its importance, including honest history at museums and in PME, was slow in coming for *reasons* but is also really important. 🗃️ www.smh-hq.org/docs/Stateme...smh-hq.org 07515
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesTim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Just wanted to draw people's attention to the Fellowship programme at the Greenwich Maritime Museum - it looks like a lot of fun to me. www.rmg.co.uk/collections/...rmg.co.ukFellowships at Royal Museums GreenwichApply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships 22926
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesEugene Lim @tukohbin.bsky.social · 14/01/2025This is stupid. The real list is 1. Being assigned to a boring committee 2. Grant proposal rejections 3. Papers not cited by colleagues 4. Teaching evaluations 5. Promotion to Head of Department 56811
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesSMH Historians @smh-historians.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Hi everyone, the Society for Military History is pleased to be here and contribute to this space. Join us as we work to advance the study of military history! www.smh-hq.orgsmh-hq.orgWelcome to the Society for Military HistoryHome page of the Society for Military History 410641
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 30/12/20241/7 This is the key development in the culture war over the history of Empire that I’d anticipate in 2025: 74923
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy Christmas from The Terrier (who required quite a few Christmas dog treats for this single shot)! 0191
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesLeon Mihelcic @mihelcic.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Saturday morning foray: Matched KCL (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) Department of War Studies people with Bluesky accounts to compile an unofficial Starter Pack of lecturers, researchers, and other academics. Give them a follow. go.bsky.app/QN1CVycgo.bsky.appDepartment of War Studies, KCLJoin the conversation 3169
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesMartin Kirk @markofcalth.bsky.social · 28/11/2024I don't know the historiography well enough to speak to that last point, but the rest is spot on! Wandering Army is a great read for anyone interested in the 18th-19th century British Army #wargaming 031
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Generous review by Gavin Daly of Wandering Army in English Historical Review. “Engagingly written, well organised, rich in detail & source material, vast in geographical sweep, & long in its time frame, this book offers a major new interpretation of the development of British military leadership…” 0255
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesThe English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Gavin Daly reviews 'The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War', by Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comThe Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War, by Huw J. DaviesThis important book explores the evolution of improvements in the British army’s command, operations and fighting methods from the War of the Austrian Succ 1108
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Fascinating lecture last night at Pembroke College, Oxford, by @mpmfinch.bsky.social on his book 'Making Makers: The Past, The Present and the Study of War.' Mike explored the origins, development & impact of the first edition of 'The Makers of Modern Strategy', a seminal text in the history of war. 151
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesKara Dixon Vuic @karadixonvuic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Not an exhaustive list, but we're all likely exhausted. 39449145
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesBritain and the World @batw.bsky.social · 12/11/2024It’s time, friends! We welcome submissions for #batw2025 in Liverpool, UK. Join us at John Moores University 25-27 June 2025 for another great conference! We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info. britainandtheworld.org/2025britainandtheworld.org2025 Conference - Liverpool John Moores University — Britain and the World 04129
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A year ago I visited New Zealand on a research trip for the new book. On my last day, I hired a car and explored locations linked to the first of the New Zealand Wars, 1845-1846. I posted about it in the Bad Place, but thought I would transfer the thread over and update. 1/15 🗃️ 2212
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesDavid Morgan-Owen @dmorganowen.bsky.social · 01/11/2024Very pleased to be working with the National Maritime Museum on this conference in 2025, supported by them and some generous funding from @britishacademy.bsky.social - www.rmg.co.uk/collections/... - applications open now so please share & reach out if you have any questionsrmg.co.ukCall for papers: Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference 12-13 September 2025‘Britain, Conflict and the Sea’ seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war. Please submit your paper for the conference on 12-13 September... 22916
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 16/11/2024@rauchway.bsky.social Good Morning! Would you mind adding me as a poster on What’s History? 🗃️ Thank you! 010
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 14/11/2024🧵 A few ideas about my forthcoming book: It will be organised around four overlapping themes: knowledge networks; technological transformation; indigenous influences and counter-influences; and the emergence of political ideological influences such as liberal imperialism, and imperial federation. 🗃️ 34813
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesBeth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Thought I’d make my first post both positive and useful-so here’s a list of all of the free-to-view titles now available on the British Newspaper Archive: blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2024/09/19/a...blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.ukList of Free to View Pages | British Newspaper ArchiveWorking in partnership with the British Library, here we present a list of all newspaper pages included in our free to view newspaper collection. 46741264
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Delighted to share that I have signed with Yale University Press for my fourth book. The working title is 'Forging Armageddon: The British Army and the Global War for Empire, 1835-1914'. I'm investigating the role of knowledge networks in British Army development up to the First World War. 1213917
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesProf. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Call for Papers British History Today Queen Mary University of London 1-2 May 2025 projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/ #skystorians 🗃️projects.history.qmul.ac.ukQueen Mary Centre for British Studies 03628
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesThe English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Hello BlueSky! We are the world's oldest English-language academic history journal and will be looking to rebuild our online community here. Please follow and share. (It may take me a while to get the hang of yet another platform...) 351191305
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Hello & welcome to all my new followers (some 600 of you have accidentally or deliberately joined me since Friday)! I’ll try and post more here, and when I do, it will be about knowledge networks in the British Army, military innovation, & my terrier, who is also happy you’ve started following me! 2320
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesRhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 08/11/2024Ok, this is a start at least! Starter pack for the long eighteenth century and Romantic period - reply if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/JMDQj4n 6717185
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesAlex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Reposting these this morning for those who were tucked up in bed last night - I’ll also go through and add those who’ve requested this morning 💪🏼 go.bsky.app/KNeAnRj 107309157
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesNK Finney @nathankfinney.com · 10/11/2024With the influx of folks here, I recommend these great folks that write on military affairs…and are members of the @milwritersguild.bsky.social. 56630
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesYusuf Ozkan @yozkan.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Great to see that more and more military and intelligence historians are coming to this space. It’ll be exciting to engage with many. I created this starter pack a few months ago in case you want to follow people in intelligence studies! go.bsky.app/R1FTDdU 285
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesNate Ledbetter @nhledbetter.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Someone had to do it, so I did: Military History (Very Broadly Defined) starter pack. This is just a start but already at over 100, with a 150 account limit on packs. Therefore I didn't duplicate the WWI or WWII history starter packs. Let me know if you want to be included, deleted, or... 3715478
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesDr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 09/11/2024Here you go newcomers, another way to get acclimated. 4413059
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesHuw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 26/08/2024How I landed on Blueskymedia.tenor.coma man is laying under a tree in front of a military marchALT: a man is laying under a tree in front of a military march 191
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesVictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 05/10/2024today is #HistoryWritersDay24 which basically means that Yale are offering a fabulous 30% discount on all my books (and some others!) including free postage ... it's only today, so grab a bargain which you can :-) discount code: HWD24 yalebooks.co.uk/author/lee-j... 034
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 05/10/2024It's #HistoryWritersDay24 over in the Bad Place. Some great previews of the latest in historical research. But there's no reason why they should have all the fun... Yale UP have a 30% discount with code HWD24 including on The Wandering Army. Check out yalebooks.co.uk/historywrite... by midnight. 175
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesDavid Strachan-Morris @drdavidsm.bsky.social · 29/08/2024The Intelligence and National Security special forum in memory of David Kahn, who passed away in January this year, is now available online. We have contributions from Loch Johnson, David Sherman, Stephen Budiansky, Michael Warner, and Mark Stout. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comDavid Kahn, in remembrance: an INS special forumDavid Kahn was one of America’s leading experts on the history of cryptology, the art and science of breaking the communications codes, ciphers, and secret writing of hostile nations and terrorist ... 21610
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 26/08/2024How I landed on Blueskymedia.tenor.coma man is laying under a tree in front of a military marchALT: a man is laying under a tree in front of a military march 191
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 15/01/2024Not seen Ridley Scott’s Napoleon - Scott has no respect for my profession, so I have none for him. Not that he cares. However, I have watched this clip. Artistic licence is fine if it makes history more accessible, or visually stunning on camera. This is just nonsense. youtu.be/eW_Fb-fkrCk?...youtu.beBattle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HDBattle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HDMost Popular Movie Clips -- https://bit.ly/3aqFfcgPLOT: An epic that details the che... 110
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 15/01/2024Wonderful that @bennetthuw.bsky.social excellent book Uncivil War has been long-listed for the 2023 Templer Medal by the Society of Army Historical Research. www.sahr.org.uk/event-report...sahr.org.ukSAHR Templer Long List released Spare 2 Report - SAHRReport from The Society for Army Historical Research's SAHR Templer Long List released Spare 2. 044
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesRory Muir @rorymuir.bsky.social · 05/01/2024My new book Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen comes out in February, published by @yalpress.bsky.social It looks at how couples met, courted, got married and their lives together, using a wide range of first hand accounts and some of the fiction of the period. #JaneAusten 184
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesYale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social · 03/01/2024We're here at @bsecs.bsky.social #BSECS2024. Come and say hello! We're offering 30% off selected #18thc books at the conference, and online at yalebooks.co.uk/eighteenth-c..., including books by Amanda Vickery, @rorymuir.bsky.social, @huwjdav.bsky.social and Penelope Corfield. 082
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesHuw Bennett @bennetthuw.bsky.social · 12/11/2023Delighted by the write up of my new book, Uncivil War: the British Army and the Troubles, in this weekend’s Belfast Telegraph 074
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 31/10/2023Pleasure as ever to be able to talk on my book to such an engaged audience, and with so many interesting questions. Also great to catch up with a few old friends. 061
Reposted by Huw J. DaviesTheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 31/10/2023A fascinating evening out with SAHR and a talk by @huwjdav.bsky.social at the Army & Navy Club. 001
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 31/10/2023Very much looking forward to giving the annual Society of Army Historical Research Templer Lecture this evening at The Army & Navy Club, on my recent book, The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War, 1750-1850. Here's a preview of my lecture. prezi.com/view/eTiTCuF...prezi.comWandering ArmyThe Wandering Army Huw J. Davies King's College London ‘It shall be my endeavour to draw Washington forward . . . by indirect manoeuvres’ ‘savouring too much of the German school’ ‘I am quit... 110
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 28/10/2023Currently sat in the departure lounge at Jo’burg International. Judging by the fact most people are wearing Springboks shirts, combined with the spontaneous rendition of the South African national anthem, I think there might be an important match on? 110
Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 28/10/2023Nice to be with you all here on the other side. Looking forward to cooling off after escaping the dumpster fire *over there*! 061