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Huw J. Davies

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Professor of British Military History @kcl.ac.uk | Associate Dean Professional & Online Education SSPP | Award-Winning Book: Wandering Army | Next one: Forging Armageddon @YaleBooks.bsky.social | FRHistS

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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Very 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.
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Amy J. Rutenberg @amyjay401.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Statement 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...
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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Just 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/...
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Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich
Apply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships
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Eugene Lim @tukohbin.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
This 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
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SMH Historians @smh-historians.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Hi 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.org
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Welcome to the Society for Military History
Home page of the Society for Military History
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
1/7 This is the key development in the culture war over the history of Empire that I’d anticipate in 2025:
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy Christmas from The Terrier (who required quite a few Christmas dog treats for this single shot)!
A ginger terrier, resentfully wearing a Santa hat sits reluctantly in front of a beautifully decorated Christmas tree (even if I say so myself)!
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Leon Mihelcic @mihelcic.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Saturday 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/QN1CVyc
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Department of War Studies, KCL
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Martin Kirk @markofcalth.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I 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
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Generous 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…”
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The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Gavin 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.social
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The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War, by Huw J. Davies
This important book explores the evolution of improvements in the British army’s command, operations and fighting methods from the War of the Austrian Succ
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Fascinating 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.
Dr Mike Finch, wearing a navy jacket and black jumper, stands behind a lectern as he delivers a presentation on his book, 'Making Makers: The Past, The Present and the Study of War', published by Oxford University Press. An image of the book is displayed on the screen behind him. Professor Adrian Gregory, also in a navy jacket, but shaking things up with a dark red jumper, sits at a table, and acts as chair and discussant for Mike's presentation.
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Kara Dixon Vuic @karadixonvuic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Not an exhaustive list, but we're all likely exhausted.
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Wayne E. Lee @milhistlee.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
go.bsky.app/3dQn6DG
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Britain and the World @batw.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
It’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/2025
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2025 Conference - Liverpool John Moores University — Britain and the World
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
A 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 🗃️
A map of the First New Zealand War, focused on the geographical features of the Bay of Islands, and charting the actions and movements of British and Māori forces.
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David Morgan-Owen @dmorganowen.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Very 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 questions
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Call 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...
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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!
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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. 🗃️
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Beth Gaskell @bethgaskell.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Thought 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...
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List of Free to View Pages | British Newspaper Archive
Working in partnership with the British Library, here we present a list of all newspaper pages included in our free to view newspaper collection.
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Delighted 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.
A nineteenth-century oil painting, which conforms to racial stereotypes of the era, of a company of red-coated British soldiers fighting a last stand at the battle of Isandlwana. Weapons drawn, they a terrifying and deadly attack from fierce Zulu warriors, bearing shields and weapons. The bodies of fallen soldiers lie in the foreground, whilst in the background can be seen the rock of Isandlwana, a prominent geographical feature of the battlefield. Painting Title: The Last Stand at Isandlwana, painting by Charles Edwin Fripp (1854–1906), (Wikimedia Commons).
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Call for Papers British History Today Queen Mary University of London 1-2 May 2025 projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/ #skystorians 🗃️
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Queen Mary Centre for British Studies
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The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Hello 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...)
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Hello & 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!
A man (me) wearing a red hat, glasses, green jumper and blue jeans, grins as he sits cross-legged while scratching the back of a ginger terrier who lies on the floor, whilst also ‘grinning’.
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Rhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Ok, 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
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Reposting 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
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NK Finney @nathankfinney.com · 10/11/2024
With the influx of folks here, I recommend these great folks that write on military affairs…and are members of the @milwritersguild.bsky.social.
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Yusuf Ozkan @yozkan.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Great 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
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Nate Ledbetter @nhledbetter.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Someone 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...
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Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com · 09/11/2024
Here you go newcomers, another way to get acclimated.
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 26/08/2024
How I landed on Bluesky
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a man is laying under a tree in front of a military march
ALT: a man is laying under a tree in front of a military march
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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
today 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...
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
It'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.
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David Strachan-Morris @drdavidsm.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
The 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....
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David Kahn, in remembrance: an INS special forum
David 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 ...
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 26/08/2024
How I landed on Bluesky
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a man is laying under a tree in front of a military march
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 15/01/2024
Not 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?...
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Battle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HD
Battle Of Waterloo Scene | NAPOLEON (2023) Joaquin Phoenix, Movie CLIP HDMost Popular Movie Clips -- https://bit.ly/3aqFfcgPLOT: An epic that details the che...
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 15/01/2024
Wonderful 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...
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SAHR Templer Long List released Spare 2 Report - SAHR
Report from The Society for Army Historical Research's SAHR Templer Long List released Spare 2.
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Rory Muir @rorymuir.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
My 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
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Yale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
We'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.
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 25/12/2023
Happy Christmas!
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Huw Bennett @bennetthuw.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
Delighted by the write up of my new book, Uncivil War: the British Army and the Troubles, in this weekend’s Belfast Telegraph
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Pleasure 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.
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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
A fascinating evening out with SAHR and a talk by @huwjdav.bsky.social at the Army & Navy Club.
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Very 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...
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Wandering Army
The 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...
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Currently 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?
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Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
Nice to be with you all here on the other side. Looking forward to cooling off after escaping the dumpster fire *over there*!
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