iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Dr James Halstead

Not the Western Front Society @ntwf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The next NTWFS Online talk will be on Tuesday 1st September, when James Halstead will talk about Airpower and Allenby’s Army. To Book a free place go to www.trybooking.com/uk/GKHO

021

Reposted by Dr James Halstead

James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

In many American histories of the 1918 campaigns, we hear of complaints that the French moved too slowly, causing undue casualties. A prime case study of that is the 1st and 2nd Division at Soissons. #WWI #History #1GM #Histoire

3113

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The latest BCMH Conference; Whither Operational Art last weekend has prompted some thoughts about the use and abuse of the operational level in my research - which coincided with a feeling I should use my website's blog function a bit more! So... et voila www.drjameshalstead.co.uk/index.php/20...

drjameshalstead.co.uk

Reassessing the operational level of war – Dr James Halstead, phd

010

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Everyone has those research projects they're desperate to have done, but don't particularly want to add to the decade-ish of current (and fantastical) pipeline... right? Anyway, if anyone wants to research close air support in Burma.... I'd buy the book

020

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Switch it and I’ll explain to them how shortly after they go over the top in the last episode they advance under a creeping bombardment, Captain Darling suppresses the German bunker with a Lewis Gun while Baldrick flanks and sticks a grenade through the vision slit

110

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Delighted to be presenting at Northamptonshire’s Western Front Association this coming Thursday (9th October) about the Battle of Jaroslawice, 21 August 1914. The talk is at 1930 at: The Lecture Theatre Church Rooms Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church Lane off Sheep Street Northampton NN1 3NL

010

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I’m assuming the Valentine isn’t included as it’s somewhere off the top of the list?

120

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I hold it as a source of pride that the first time I am setting foot in the sports hall after five years of studying at Brunel is on graduation day

020

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Back at the TNA! Different angle this week to keep things interesting

130

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

My two archive highlights for the day….

052

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

So much easier when it’s all digitised! I managed to pick several research areas that sit precisely in the gaps between digitised collections… but for this project I’m looking forward to being able to pull on some of the digitised WO stuff

010

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

It was my entry point into TNA on my first two big research projects at BA and MA and I’ve become too accustomed to the stability of WO

110

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Returning to AIR 1 files after six years and realising just how much I’ve been spoiled by the WO series Take me back War Office, I didn’t mean it when I said you had inconsistent theatre categorisations

141

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I was thinking about this the other day and I’d want Band of Brothers but a regular US infantry company But also band of brothers 50th division does also sound superb

110

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Aylesbury is much better than Rome, right?

110

Reposted by Dr James Halstead

Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

It’s 04:22 am and this deserves a repost.

3226

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Hope none of the protesters have paintball guns

010

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Decided to write a few words about First World War cavalry and the latest development in Ukraine www.drjameshalstead.co.uk/index.php/20...

drjameshalstead.co.uk

Mobility, Shock, and Firepower: Motorcycles, Horses, and the Fallacies of Obsolescence – Dr James Halstead, phd

153

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

This week I have been writing both my SWWRG paper, and a best man speech and I’m absolutely thrilled at the possibility of mixing them up

010

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

If someone could make an AI that categorises, lists, and organises all my archival photos instead of me spending three working days on it, instead of making bad, plagiarised pictures then I’d be most grateful

032

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

What a great valley for a single corps exploitation… it would be a shame… if someone… were to insist on adding a second corps 👀👀👀

000

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

A fantastic week exploring the Monte Cassino battlefields.

Monte Cassino Monastery viewed from Point 593

Snakehead ridge and Monte Cassino viewed from Mont Belvedere

130

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

looks like the next podcast is taking a sharp vibe shift

000

Reposted by Dr James Halstead

James Taub @taubhistory.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

In this week’s episode of NSQ, we return to a well-known battlefield, but look at it with a perspective that remains unknown in the Anglophone world. Join us as we explore the story of the French Army in the Battle of the #Somme. not-so-quiet.com/supporters/a...

not-so-quiet.com

Episode 71: French on the Somme (Ad Free)

Join now to unlock exclusive Not So Quiet On The Western Front content

1194

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The Harvard guides are also very useful (I link one in the blog)

020

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Thanks Prof! Funnily enough before all this came together your blog about writing PhD introductions was one of my go-to method guides

120

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

….and my chapter planning guidelines - I always go back and reread this whenever I’m starting another chapter or article now… so I may as well just post it www.drjameshalstead.co.uk/index.php/20...

drjameshalstead.co.uk

Chapter Planning and Writing Guide – Dr James Halstead, phd

041

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

As I’ve now got the website set up…. I thought I’d share my first two blogs www.drjameshalstead.co.uk/index.php/20...

drjameshalstead.co.uk

Structuring complex research projects – Dr James Halstead, phd

101

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

It’s a very good book. Definitely a book for historians rather than general readership because there’s a lot of very interesting methodological stuff in there

020

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I was wondering what the ARC Wimbledon tickets were reminding me of then I realised… they seem to be ressurecting a bit of Austria-Hungary

020

Reposted by Dr James Halstead

Nigel Atter MSc PgCert BA(Hons) @nigatt59.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

World book day - these might be of interest to followers of FWW military history

063

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Excited to get stuck into this volume… although first I’ve got some more market garden research to finish off in preparation for acting as a control for stone paper scissors megagame next month

010

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A fantastic weekend spent at SAHR’s Land Forces of the Crown conference in Leeds. Too many great papers to name here but a very interesting weekend. It was great to represent the Second World War in a panel on training in North Africa with @meganahamilton.bsky.social and Samuel Wallace too

050

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Better late than never applies both to my timing for writing papers and my location of useful sources

000

Dr James Halstead @jtthalstead.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Just found a reference I searched for weeks to use on the PhD final draft while preparing my paper for this weekend… better late than never One of those ones I had to take out as I knew I remembered what it said but couldn’t find where I’d read it

120