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Tony Cowan @tonycowan5.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A right royal row, or what happens when a junior German officer’s language training manual describes a German invasion of Britain just as King Edward VII is meeting Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1904: www.tonycowan.com/once-upon-a-.... (1/2)

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Once upon a time before the Great War - Tony Cowan

Discover how a junior German officer’s language manual sparked a high-level diplomatic row between King Edward VII and Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1904.

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Jonathan Boff @jfb1066.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Stephen Miller thinks we live in a ‘real world … that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power.’ (NYT, article by Katie Rogers, 6 Jan 2026) He has a point. But he misunderstand the nature of power and America’s place in the world. 🧵1/6

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Steven McKiernan @yarragadee.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The English cricket team spent this morning visiting the Adelaide Children's Hospital. "It's heartbreaking to see their sad little faces with absolutely no hope" said Timmy aged 7 #Ashes #AusVsEng

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Professor Nutella @jpnudell.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

My favorite thing about reading history books far outside of my field is how frequently those books feed back into my own work, often giving me ideas about things I’m working on.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...

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The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?

The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity

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Andy Lock @bigandylock.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Well that’s that. Very officially done and dusted PhD. Cheers.

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Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

That's probably the end of my pilot's career then.

Simon Jones, of Willington in Bedfordshire, had to be handcuffed after shouting, swearing and pacing up and down the cabin during the flight on 23 May, a court heard.

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British Journal for Military History @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The new issue of the BJMH is now online at journals.gold.ac.uk/bjmh/ As always Open Access and free to all! Appropriately in the 80th anniversary of VE & VJ day we have 3 articles on the SWW. 1/7

Picture of the cover of the British Journal for Military History, Volume 11, Issue 2, August 2025. Cover picture is from the German East African Campaign. Kavirondo (BEA) porters of the 2nd Road Corps. Chikukwe Swamp, January 1918. Photo © Imperial War Museum, IWM (Q15625)

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Tony Cowan @tonycowan5.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Hurray! The paperback edition of my book ‘Holding Out’ has just been published. It’s flying off the shelves, so don’t delay, buy today!

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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

In an alternate universe the chief representative of the only major German company operating in Micronesia in the late nineteenth century did not keep his diary in fading lead pencil but in an easy to decipher format.

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Tony Cowan @tonycowan5.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Includes a review by me of John Kiszely's excellent biography of General Hastings 'Pug' Ismay.

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Simon Jones @simonjones.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I support the decision by the IWM not to renew the 15-yr loan of the Ashcroft Victoria Cross collection. The taxpayer has indemnified & funded the costs of security & exhibition of his investment in a prestigious national museum, increasing its value & probably recouping his £5 million. 1/

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