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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 15h

That is a fantastic read and recommendation.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 15h

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall.

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46n2Ahead 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 @46n2ahead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s no longer written by sci-fi writers. It’s written by band geeks.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, I am still waiting. The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds writers are morally and creatively awful. In season 2, they condoned war crimes.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think this one needs to be free… The stats and facts behind sexual violence impacting the Italian population in 1944 #WW2 achurchill.substack.com/p/free-full-...

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FREE FULL FEATURE: Allied Shame in Italy, 1944

Last week I led an in depth tour centered the four battles around Monte Cassino.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/the-spear-... My latest article is The Spear Point: Part Two

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

landing-area.com/community/sh... Underwood's Mr Cox is my latest short story experiment. #education #outcomesbasedlearning

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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"You don't have space for more books!" What I don't have space for is your NEGATIVITY

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Why not live in a library, with a house attached?

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨🚨🎉 @pikegrey1418.bsky.social and I are delighted to have come second for Military History Book of the Year! Thank you to everyone who voted and congrats also to my chum @peterhart.bsky.social for third!

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A well-deserved reward for an excellent book.

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Dr Natalee Garrett @nemgarrett.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I set up my Substack about a year ago but I've only just got around to publishing some articles there. Do have a look if you're interested in 18th-century history. I'll be writing a lot on royalty, women, and popular culture 👑 #history Historically Brunette on Substack substack.com/@historicall...

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Historically Brunette | Substack

Dr Natalee Garrett. Lecturer & author specialising in 18th-century history. Expert on royalty, aristocracy, national identity & political satire. Passionate about telling the stories of exceptional wo...

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Trent Hone @honer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Very excited that my book on Admiral King has been posted to the Naval Institute Press website. It’ll be out next spring. (currently working on copy edits). www.usni.org/press/books/...

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Seizing the Offensive

The U.S. Naval Institute provides an independent forum for those who seek to advance and strengthen the naval profession.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/the-spear-... My latest article is the start of a new series. The Spear Point: Part One covers the first instalment in Donald Vandergriff’s Reforging the Sword Series. The Spear Point: Part One

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It shows how the political centre-left and right are devoid of ideas in Australia and New Zealand.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

My latest book review covers Benjamin R. Young's Reds, Revolutions, and Rebellions: How China, Cuba, and Vietnam Transformed Guerilla Warfare. thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/book-revie...

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

How the U.S. and parliamentary democracies go to war from a constitutional standpoint.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My latest Substack article offers an alternative lens to understanding manoeuvre warfare. thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/what-a-mil... #netball #CWG #CWGnetball #militaryhistory

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The French Air Force's role during the Fall of France is a gross omission in the Anglo-speaking world. (The same also goes for the Poles during Germany's invasion of Poland.)

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

That was fun. For your viewing, me wittering about Dunkirk, Blitzkrieg, the French Army not being lame, the RAF and mad French politicians, among other things… m.youtube.com/watch?v=1YN_...

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10 Facts About: France 1940

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

That is an excellent watch. Subjects like sexual violence need to be highlighted so they can be integrated into broader histories that include tactics, operational art and strategy. Also, my review of Alex's excellent Ring of Fire. thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/book-revie...

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Book Review: Ring of Fire

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Early Australian recruitment posters leaned on ideas of mateship, adventure, and protecting the innocent. As enlistment numbers began to fall, the themes developed into guilt, honour, and duty to the British Empire.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

My latest book review covers Imran Mulla's The Indian Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Prince. thelensofhistory.substack.com/p/book-revie...

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It’s turning into #SpitfireSunday too - specially Battle of France spitfire - Substack incoming on Tuesday!

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Gary K. McCormick 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻🌊🏌📝 🔩⚙️ @willotheglen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I just closed the cover on my first read of “Eagle Days” by Dr. Victoria Taylor, aka @spitfirefilly.bsky.social – and I have to say that this is a book which belongs in the collection of anyone who wants to have as complete as possible an understanding of the Battle of Britain.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

What else can you expect from someone who replaced Rumsfeld as the worst Secretary of Defence?

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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A day after the 82d anniversary of D-Day, I’m begging the Army to stop being so obsessed with Operation Overlord and to start looking to its WWII operations in the Pacific theater for valuable but uncomfortable lessons. angrystaffofficer.com/2026/06/07/t...

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The U.S. Army’s Dangerous Obsession with WWII Europe

You know the old adage, the Army is always preparing to fight the last war? I’d offer a twist on that: the Army is always preparing to fight the war it really wants. And the war it wants is W…

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Otto von Biz Markie @donachaidh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

When I was at Pathfinder School I ran into one of my old Q course buddies, newly tabbed, who was there for pre-Ranger. His sergeant major was there with him. +

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The Great War Group @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

WIN YOUR PLACE AT OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE! Tthis year we are holding an online raffle. You’ll receive a full weekend pass for the event, and accommodation at our base hotel. If you are based in the UK, we will even buy your train ticket! Enter/Ts&cs: greatwargroup.com/product/raff...

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

My latest book review covers James M. Scott's Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the descent into Total War. open.substack.com/pub/thelenso...

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Reconnecting to your soul via writing and reading is vitally important. You can find my fictional writing under my profile on this platform.

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Maz Jovanovich @mazjovanovich.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The soft gurgles shared at 2 am are long gone Trickles of first words halting, miraculous followed in their wake Replaced by whitewater narrative torrents microbursts of feeling And I nod along even though, my love, I don’t understand a word

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

landing-area.com/community/sh... The Battle of Savo Island's ghost #100wordlimit #microfiction #AUKUS #submarines #WW3

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

More evidence to support how Hegseth is exceeding Rumsfeld as the worst Secretary of Defence.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

The Imperial Japanese Army's garrisons, cut off by U.S. sea and air power, lost more troops to tropical disease and starvation than to combat.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

So @pikegrey1418.bsky.social and I are thrilled to have been nominated for MHM’s book of the year. If you liked Ring of Fire, do consider voting for us! (please and thank you 🙏🏼 ) www.military-history.org/books/book-a...

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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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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

That isn't true. Ring of Fire is an excellent read that furthered my understanding of WW1's outbreak's impact on global shipping movements.

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Self-publishing a non - fiction title is a valid option. Skyrocketing living costs will impact people's book-buying budget. The cost of military history titles can vary from reasonable to overly expensive.

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Nicolai Eberholst (Pike Grey 1914-1918) @pikegrey1418.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Easy Rider! A German motorcycle coloumn on the Eastern Front (year unknown, but published in 1916)

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Luke Herbert @thelensofhistory.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Heaven and Hell #poem #poetry landing-area.com/community/sh...

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