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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Today is publication day for the paperback edition of So Just and Glorious a Cause! www.helion.co.uk/military-his... #History #Portugal #NapoleonicWars

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Back at The National Archives for the fist time in a while. Will be looking at Sir John Moore’s papers amongst others.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Cartoon from Punch, October 1937.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

A taste of the titles coming in the first half of next year from Helion's From Reason to Revolution series. www.helion.co.uk/forthcoming-...

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Researching the Corunna campaign. Returned to my fave source used for my Vimeiro book: Brig Gen Anstruther's journal. Great stuff, but often impossible to read. Can anyone decipher the underlined word? Rest of sentence in thread.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

With a name like mine it's not often you come across it when researching. This from a court martial of an assistant surgeon of the 1st Foot.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Can anyone help with the transcription of the underlined section? What I have so far in the thread below.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I really enjoyed Bluestockings by Susannah Gibson. A really well written and researched book shedding much needed light on a neglected subject. The chapter on motherhood and child birth is a harrowing read though.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Thanks Alex. I think the first letter might be t and it might be an accent over the e. The middle letter that looks like p might be a soft s.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Can any one help me with a little French transcription? The underlined section is General Junot speaking to Colonel Murrary during negotiations about the Russian fleet in Lisbon, after the battle of Vimeiro.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Last night, we had to say goodbye to our wonderful Hope due to a sudden & severe illness. She was only 7, & we thought we’d have many happy years with her after her retirement from the Guide Dogs' breeding programme. She brought nearly 30 little life changers into the world and brought us much joy.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New release from Helion: The Northern Coalition Against Napoleon: www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Another research purchase for my current WIP. It's always nice when a book arrives with an unexpected author signature, especially when it's a descendant of the maréchal! #history #spain #Napoleon

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

The From Reason to Revolution titles to be released in the second half of the year are now on the website. For further details click: www.helion.co.uk/forthcoming-...

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Publication day for @kabinettskriege.bsky.social's excellent Infantry in Battle! It's a great book that dispels many myths about 18th-century warfare. #history #militaryhistory #warfare www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Not my usual period, but I really enjoyed editing this book. It's a cracking read. It should be out next month. www.helion.co.uk/military-his... I'm editing increasing amounts of FWW and SWW titles, and they often make a nice change from the long 18th century.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

An evening around the firepit before I take Tom back to uni tomorrow and try and beat the snow home.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Sitting down with first of Xmas present books: @brookmyre.bsky.social’s latest.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

It was great to start the week with a recommendation for Riflemen as part of the Society for Army Historical Research annual book lists: ‘an excellent piece of research but also an engaging narrative that makes for an enjoyable read without sacrificing depth,’ www.sahr.org.uk/view-book-li...

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Off to print this week is Alexander Burn's (@kabinettskriege.bsky.social) excellent Infantry in Battle. Register your interest here: www.helion.co.uk/military-his...

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I've finished the Corunna section of the original German edition of Commissary Auguste Schaumann's memoirs. The English translator had omitted a few useful bits, mostly only descriptions of towns or landscapes. Schaumann's paintings of the campaign, though poorly printed, were an interesting bonus.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Day 1 of my Cheese advent calendar. A very nice vintage Red Leicester.

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Rob Griffith @robgriffith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Some of my favourite photos from our trip to Tanzania.

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