Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines Londonβs Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
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04.11.2025 13:35 β π 16 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
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Delighted to report I have contributed a chapter on London schools to this volume due out at the end of November www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180451814...
15.10.2025 19:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
It will be important to define quality before establishing a scale of charges.
23.09.2025 11:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Can't find a groan icon on Bluesky.
23.09.2025 10:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The first time I read that I thought you had written Eton which I could understand about Orwell but Musk was troubling me a bit more.
14.09.2025 17:05 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Can't work out how to DM on Bluesky so have sent you a LinkedIn invitation where despite being an ageing luddite I can work out how to DM
11.09.2025 10:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Have you tried the CWGC? Happy to suggest possible contacts via DM.
11.09.2025 10:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
View of Lavinia Greacen (Ed.), Military Maverick: Selected Letters and War Diary of βChinkβ Dorman-Smith
My review of in the latest edition of Military Maverick: Selected Letters and War Diary of βChinkβ Dorman-Smith by Lavinia Greacen (Ed.) in the British Journal for Military History.
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29.08.2025 09:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Nope, but if you are in it then it's an excellent reason to buy this week's edition.
28.08.2025 09:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I am afraid you need to add this to the list of certainties in life - death, taxes etc.
07.08.2025 10:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Not a donkey in sight. It's Lincolnshire.
30.07.2025 15:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Indeed, I often go to the Lincolnshire seaside but it's very different to Costa del Skeg!
30.07.2025 15:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Memories of childhood for me. Slightly confused as I thought you were going to the seaside and Skegness is about 80 miles away!
30.07.2025 11:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Skegness again?
04.07.2025 11:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Peeves are good. I have a few about Radio 3. Now back to the Test Match!
04.07.2025 11:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I have decided not to show this to my wife who was a midwife and has decidedly strong opinions on this matter
17.06.2025 15:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Looking forward to this. The classics have had a poor press in the past.
05.06.2025 11:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Looks really interesting but sadly beyond my linguistic skills.
05.04.2025 10:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yes, have referred to it often in my own research. You can disagree with some of the conclusions but an important work.
19.03.2025 11:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Insufferable? Dr Halstead? Surely not!
20.12.2024 11:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
@support.bsky.team A stunningly rubbish start to using your app. Does your forgotten password code work when I am using a new device? No. Can I change it on my existing device to get round this? No. Worth using? Can't tell you.
22.11.2024 11:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
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