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Christian K. Melby

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Associate Professor of Modern History at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), Bergen, Norway. 'Invasions: Fears and fantasies of imagined wars in Britain, 1871-1918' out now

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Military History in Nineteenth-Century Norwegian Military Education Norwegian military-historical education in the nineteenth century was heavily influenced by international thinking. This article outlines how military history was taught in Norway between the 1820s...

New article on early access in Scandinavian Journal of History: 'Military History in Nineteenth-Century Norwegian Military Education':
doi.org/10.1080/03468755.2025.2547697

11.09.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, let's not go *that* far just yet...

13.06.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All your invasion-scare needs between two covers!

13.06.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds great, the Channel Tunnel debates are such a strange window into British political thinking

26.05.2025 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Glad you like it

25.05.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hopefully at some point!

16.04.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Takker!

16.04.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

16.04.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will look great on any bookshelf!

16.04.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Invasions: fears and fantasies of imagined wars in Britain, 1871-1918 @manchesterup.bsky.social Out now!

16.04.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks, Dave! I think William Le Queux would have approved of that cover

10.04.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for the book Invasions: Fears and fantasies of imagined wars in Britain, 1871-1918, by Christian K. Melby. Cover shows black-and-white drawing of an explosion on a busy Victorian London street.

Book cover for the book Invasions: Fears and fantasies of imagined wars in Britain, 1871-1918, by Christian K. Melby. Cover shows black-and-white drawing of an explosion on a busy Victorian London street.

Look what just arrived in the mail! The official publication date of Invasions is 15 April. And what a cool cover it has... @manchesterup.bsky.social

10.04.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

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