@runninghistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Writer. Runner Academic at Loughborough University. FRHistS. Fulbright Scholar. Co-editor British Journal for Military History. Vice-Chair Transatlantic Studies Association. Trustee. Suffolk boy. Runs up hills for fun.
The film is an unrelenting depiction of 21st-century battle.
26.04.2025 05:26 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0My latest here for @uk.theconversation.com : theconversation.com/warfare-is-b...
26.04.2025 15:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My latest here for Britain at War Magazine on 250 years of US-UK relations. Read it here (behind a paywall) or get a copy of the magazine at your local newsagent: www.keymilitary.com/article/swor...
01.04.2025 10:07 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0My latest Substack is now out. All about my running buddy, Topsy. open.substack.com/pub/runningh...
15.03.2025 12:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lots of great articles and reviews in the latest issue of the BJMH. Check it out via the link below ππ
28.02.2025 09:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My book, Vietdamned: How the Worldβs Greatest Minds Put America on Trial, is in shops from today:
profilebooks.com/work/vietdam...
Picked myself up a copy of this today by @clivewebb.bsky.social Can't wait to get stuck in!
17.02.2025 16:49 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0My new Substack is out. A run through a bit of American history in the English countryside: runninghistorian.substack.com/p/the-kenned...
17.02.2025 07:17 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Spring is near, but winter is not yet done with us. And so I have written about a long run on a hot summer's day. Something to remind us of days still to come. You can check it out here: runninghistorian.substack.com/p/one-summer...
07.02.2025 09:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Less than a week to go now! Book your place and join us online on Monday 10th Feb to hear @katieculture.bsky.social talk about her critically acclaimed book, Churchill's Citadel. πππ
04.02.2025 11:21 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Looks like a great opportunity πππ
03.02.2025 15:33 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Appreciated the chance to review Netflix's The Six Triple Eight for this month's (Feb) issue of Britain at War magazine. It's not perfect, but it tells an important story. #history #WWII #6888th
02.02.2025 15:46 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0My latest Substack is now out. A run through history and memory, from Cornwall to Normandy. Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/runningh...
01.02.2025 14:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Excited to welcome @katieculture.bsky.social to our Sulgrave Seminar series on Monday 10th Feb, at 6.30pm (UK time). Katherine will be talking about her critically acclaimed book, Churchill's Citadel. It's online and free to attend. Book your place via this link: sulgravemanor.org.uk/whats-on
29.01.2025 09:07 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1Excited to say that the details for this year's Transatlantic Studies Association conference are now confirmed. We're meeting in the beautiful city of Lisbon, over 14-16 July. Full details (inc. the cfp) available here: www.transatlanticstudies.com/tsa-2025
27.01.2025 09:00 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0My latest Substack is now out and available (free) here: open.substack.com/pub/runningh...
25.01.2025 07:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0History and Archives in Practice 2025 registration is live!
Join us, @royalhistsoc.bsky.social & TNA to explore 'Working with Memory: History, Storytelling and Practices of Remembrance'
π Senate House, University of London
π°οΈ 5 March, 9:00β17:30
π www.history.ac.uk/events/hap25
My latest Substack is now out. All about one of my favourite hill runs up near the Lancashire/Cumbria border. You can read it (free!) here: #running open.substack.com/pub/runningh...
17.01.2025 10:01 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Kim Collison wins the mens/open race at the Montane Winter Spine Race 2025
As redemption stories go, there are few more dramatic than this. Getting to the finish line of the Spine Race can take yearβs of preparation sacrifice and heartache. In this case 4 years of consistent effort resilienceβ¦
Definitely. Might need to get a photocopy off you some time π
15.01.2025 17:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ah, the Cross Archive. A veritable treasure trove π Very envious.
15.01.2025 15:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Weβre a little over 2.5hrs into the full Montane Winter #SpineRace and, though itβs obviously still early to make predictions about the eventual podium, we can start to form an idea of whoβs going to push for a place on itβ¦
12.01.2025 10:45 β π 33 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0Well worth applying π Really enjoyed doing my lecture (on the 8th AF in memory and popular culture) last year.
11.01.2025 12:16 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0My latest Substack is now out - a few thoughts on my cartographic obsession. You can read it (free) here: open.substack.com/pub/runningh...
10.01.2025 06:10 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Winter fields. #running
11.01.2025 09:25 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My latest Substack is now out - a few thoughts on my cartographic obsession. You can read it (free) here: open.substack.com/pub/runningh...
10.01.2025 06:10 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Into the woods. #running #ranuary #winter
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