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Jonny Dyer

@kaiserjonny.bsky.social
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TV legal chap. First World War MA (Wolverhampton MAfia) and PhD candidate. Studying the performance of 6 BEF divisions on the Western Front 1917-1918. It’ll be mostly that on here, just so you know. Plus some general nonsense. And a bit of the Chels too.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Manchester City’s accountant during the period in question denies any wrongdoing. #football #115
Picture of Ken Dodd.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ouch. Take care matey, sending best wishes. Enjoy Italy. 💕
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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The Office Party: Michael and Dwight
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Judith Jones @jellyjudith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’m privileged to have the opportunity to tell the story of Esme Bowker, Billy Leach, and the fate of the 4th Hants in Mesopotamia. See below for the booking link. We’d love to see you in Leeds in October.
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Paul Durham 🇺🇦 ⚫️⚪️ @milhistdiddy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
109 years ago today saw the opening of the 3rd Battle of Ypres. Haig’s long-awaited major offensive in Flanders, more popularly (but not more accurately) known as ‘Passchendaele’. #FWW #WW1 #gwg
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 Award-winning historian @kaiserjonny.bsky.social is ready to make his keynote debut! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🚨 NEWSFLASH! 🚨 Both Richard Van Emden AND Josh Levine will be joining us at conference! Get ready for stellar insights on everything from aviation to war on film and a mass book signing! Weekend tickets: www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend Saturday only: www.greatwargroup.com/product/saturday
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 The boss! Nobody knows more about Germany in the 20th Century than @fxmc1957.bsky.social! He'll be in conversation with Paul McGann about defeat in 1918 and the Weimar years... Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Elite level tea. 👊🏼
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Fought in extremely harsh conditions, this short but successful campaign prevented Germany from using vital ports and radio transmitters against British shipping. It was one of the earliest major victories for the Allies.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What’s Martin Bell up to these days? #littlebitofpolitics
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Well played. Was exactly my concern.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Henry Vacuum Cleaner's Nose Candy
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ABSOLUTELY NOTHING CAN GO WRONG. #TheFootball #WorldCup2026
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Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am for England Mexico match
The government had initially said it would not relax licensing laws further for the World Cup.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Fond of the 38, just because I’ve used it so much over the last 25-30 years.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#Somme110
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. Picture taken a few years ago.
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 @kaiserjonny.bsky.social is ready to make his debut! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Well done, Nick - great news!
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 The boss! Nobody knows more about Germany in the 20th Century than @fxmc1957.bsky.social! He'll be in conversation with Paul McGann about defeat in 1918 and the Weimar years... Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 @kaiserjonny.bsky.social is ready to make his debut! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
On June 23 1915 the Italians launch the first offensive on the Isonzo River. Spoiler: It will not be the last. The Italians enjoyed a 2:1 superiority in troops and gained some initial success. Repeated frontal assaults could not dislodge the Austro-Hungarians from strong uphill defensive positions.
Upper Left: Black & White Photo of a machine gun crew in action.  In the background are soldier with rifles firing.  The position is amongst rocks with a mountain in the far background.

Upper Right: Black and white photo of a single soldier behind a rock wall overlooking a valley and a small settlement underneath snowy mountains.  

Bottom Left: Black and white photo of fully laden troops marching up a path among cannon blasted trees and desolate landscape toward a white church on a small hill.  Mountains in the background.

Bottom Right: A group of soldiers in a trench built into a steep mountainside.  Beyond them is a covered shelter against the hillside.  They are looking down below them.  In the background are misty mountain ranges.
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
You know that trope about how Allied airmen were nowhere to be seen during the Battle of France in 1940? How about we let one of the men in charge have his say… achurchill.substack.com/p/article-th...
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ARTICLE: The French Air Force and the Fall of France, 1940
Sometimes I think it’s my job to tell you a story, but given my obsession with banging on about the French I think there are also occasions when it’s my job to give you access to something in English ...
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"all children will be issued with a state-funded Sanyo personal cassette player, orange foam headphones and a selection of TDK90 mixtapes"
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Basil Rathbone, THE greatest Sherlock Holmes, served in WW1. He started as a Private in the London Scottish Regiment, ultimately serving as an Intelligence Officer for the King's Liverpool Regiment (Liverpool Scottish). Received the Military Cross in 1918. Became a legend in feature films and TV.
Still photo from a Sherlock Holmes movie of Basil Rathbone as Holmes in his houndstooth cap and tweed suit holding a pistol and looking up for the criminal. He is on a flight of stairs with curtains over his right shoulder and a stone wall on his right.
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SMD's pension @anothersmd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Why do I have to go to the local news section to find this story? Where are the protests demanding an end to the epidemic of white Brits murdering minorities? Will there be a national debate on the ills of cocaine abuse amongst white men?
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Man who stabbed student to death in Cambridge is jailed for life
Chas Corrigan, 22, will serve a minimum of 22 years for the murder of Mohammed Algasim last August.
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
In 1916 Russia launched the largest offensive of WW1, and perhaps the most successful. Part of Allied strategy to pressure on all fronts. Moved it up to receive pressure on the German assault on Verdun. Over 1 million casualties on both sides. Austria-Hungary barely survived. #WW1 #FWW #GreatWar
Upper Left: Black and white photo of Gen Brusilov, architect of the offensive.  In uniform with medals and his familiar white mustache.

Upper Right: Black and white photo of Russian troops marching through a bombed city street..

Bottom Left: Black and white photo of Russian troops charging across an open field. Ridge in the background.  at least 3 soldiers dead or wounded on the ground as comrades charge past them.

Bottom Right: Color portrait of Russian Battalion of Death in a trench, ready for action.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
There are (at least) 2 liberal responses to the Nowak murder: 1. No, there are no considerations of race in policing. 2. Yes there are considerations of race precisely because of the history of the police and racism. I worry we're going for the first, and the populists have liberals on the run.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We want to make our conference as accessible as possible - so here’s a chance to win your place, including hotel and if you’re UK based, including travel too!
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Haha, same and agreed.
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315e RI @ri315e.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Last weekend I recreated several original wartime photographs around Verdun to showcase the history, which produced some interesting Now and Then pictures The ghosts of the past still remain. youtu.be/pP8NJQIQfdQ?... #Verdun #WW1
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Proud of this nomination for Ring of Fire. @pikegrey1418.bsky.social & I tried hard to write a military book not solely on combatants. If you appreciated it please consider voting 🙏🏼 www.military-history.org/books/mhm-bo... @iaindale.bsky.social @thehistoryguy.bsky.social @charliehigson.bsky.social
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MHM Book of the Year 2026 | Military History Matters
Military History Matters has curated a list of 2025’s best military history titles: the nominees for this year’s MHM book awards. Our selecti ...
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If we were in Italy there would be a lot of expensive cars on fire at the training ground tomorrow morning. #CFC
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Andrew Holmes @agh57.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Point 110 Old Military Cemetery, Somme, yesterday.
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Andrew Holmes @agh57.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, this afternoon.
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Upper Left: Color photo of an American Indian Head, the logo for the squadron.

Upper Right: Black and white photo of 3 pilots and the middle pilot holding one of their famous lion cub mascots, Whiskey.

Bottom Right: Black and white photo of pilot with decorations standing in front of his airplane.

Bottom Left: A black and white group photo with American flag in their midst.  Hangar behind them.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
War diaries, eh? Part 1,326 of an ongoing series. Answers on a postcard please. #FWWHistory #WW1 #PhDlife
Diagrams from a First World War diary. When I work out what they are, I’ll post something!
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
War diaries, eh? Part 1,326 of an ongoing series. Answers on a postcard please. #FWWHistory #WW1 #PhDlife
Diagrams from a First World War diary. When I work out what they are, I’ll post something!
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
12 hour slow roasted lamb shoulder and gratin dauphinois. 🙂
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Black and white photo of Jünger in his uniform sitting in an upholstered wingback chair.  Wearing his Pour le Merite and an Iron Cross, holding the hilt of his sword.
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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
We've revealed the details for nearly TWENTY talks available at our online conference on 26th April. Pick and choose your favourites, or load up with snacks and settle in for a marathon! SEE THE FULL LINEUP & TICKETS AT: greatwargroup.com/product/online
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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Are you an older woman? (You decide) Lovely Mrs.Graham (iykyk) wanted a gang of glamorous 21st century grannies fed up of being undermined, underestimated, or even ignored. Her wish is my command! Hope you all enjoy... www.facebook.com/groups/14237...
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Congratulations and thanks, Chris - very grateful for all the work you do.
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Jonny Dyer @kaiserjonny.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Potteresque.
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