cover of the boom Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War by Selena Daly
John Starosta Galante highlights how "Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War" presents the "diasporic consciousness" of Italians living abroad who chose to return home to enlist.
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Laura Engelstein shows how the book "Muslims in the Russian Army: Colonial Accommodation and the Limits of Empire, 1874–1917" argues that the state extracted service from 12 million subjects while managing cultural stereotypes and resistance.
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New in the feed: Exploring how empires navigated the complexities of identity and "outsider" loyalty during the Great War. Our latest reviews dive into global mobilization, from the Russian borderlands to the Italian diaspora.
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My review of excellent new book ‘Framing the First World War’ edited by the dream team @draefox.bsky.social @dmorganowen.bsky.social and Michael Finch is now in @fwwsjournal.bsky.social
50 free eprints available here:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VRRIQ...
The research shows that the "Bread Peace" was brittle and Ukraine was unable to fulfill its economic pledges. This "dictated peace" proved to the Entente that a negotiated settlement with Germany was impossible.
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#WWI #History #Kyiv #Histodons #Ukraine
Troops of the 1st Ukrainian Division (possibly) marching through a major town in Ukraine.
Anniversary: 1 March 1918. German forces capture Kyiv.
Wolfram Dornik & Peter Lieb interpret this occupation as a "political and economical fiasco". They analyze how strategic overstretch in the Ukrainian "failing state" accelerated the collapse of the Central Powers.
Markos P. Carelos diskutiert „Ernst Paraquin: Erinnerungen aus dem Nahen Orient 1917/1918“ (Hg. Baumgart & Lannik) über den moralischen Bruch eines Offiziers mit der osmanischen Führung.
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Dirk Bönker bespricht „Deutsche Marinepolitik im Ersten Weltkrieg“ von Benjamin Miertzschke zum Streben der Marine nach einem „Zweiten Punischen Krieg“ gegen das Britische Empire.
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Neu im Feed: Wir untersuchen die großen Ambitionen der Hochseeflotte und das moralische Gewicht des Militärdienstes im Osten. Unsere neuesten Rezensionen befassen sich mit der deutschen Strategieplanung und persönlichen Memoiren aus den Jahren 1917–1918.
#Geschichte #ErsterWeltkrieg #Histodons
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Markos P. Carelos discusses "Ernst Paraquin: Erinnerungen aus dem Nahen Orient 1917/1918" (eds. Baumgart & Lannik) on an officer's moral break with Ottoman leadership.
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#WWI #History #Histodons
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Dirk Bönker reviews "Deutsche Marinepolitik im Ersten Weltkrieg" by Benjamin Miertzschke on the Navy's quest for a "Second Punic War" against the British Empire.
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New in the feed: Exploring the grand ambitions of the High Seas Fleet and the moral weight of military service in the East.
Our latest reviews dive into German strategic planning and personal memoirs from 1917–1918.
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They discuss how the books "Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War" & "British First World War Propaganda: From A to Z" (two recent books from Bloomsbury) reframe the war’s first months.
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William Mulligan & Troy Paddock present new reviews on the 1914 outbreak and British propaganda.
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They interpret their service as a challenge to European racial primacy.
To read the full article visit the link below:
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#WWI #History #Histodons #Africa #MilitaryHistory
Feb 18 marks the surrender of Mora in Kamerun. 🏳️
@donalh.bsky.social & @michmo.bsky.social argue we must look beyond the battle to the colonial veteran—a "prism" for race and citizenship in the post-war order.
He argues that 1918 independence was won in a "kind of Siberia" where forced labor was rebranded, not ended, during the Taryba elections.
#WWI #Lithuania #History #Histodons #OberOst
To mark Lithuania’s Independence Day, we’re revisiting C. Westerhoff’s study on the Ober Ost "laboratory."
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Featuring our very own Book Review Editor, Daniel Steinbach, come and hear more about the book review process both at FWWS specifically and more generally
(NB this is a members only event - and an excellent example of why you should join the Society, as well as receiving our journal!)
An early model British Mark I "male" tank, named C-15, near Thiepval, 26 September 1916. The tank is probably in reserve for the Battle of Thiepval Ridge which began on 26 September. The tank is fitted with the wire "grenade shield" and steering tail, both features discarded in the next models.
🚨 Call for Papers: 110 Years of the Tank
The Tank Museum is hosting a seminar in November examining the debut of the Mark I tank at the Somme. Proposals are invited for 25-minute presentations.
🗓️ Deadline: 27 March 2026
🔗 Submit here: lnkd.in/eQZQpT3V
#WWI #MilitaryHistory #Histodons #TankHistory
He interprets their "Bite and Hold" success as a crucial blueprint for the 1918 Allied victory.
Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#WWI
#GreatWar
#MilitaryHistory
#Passchendaele
#CanHist
#CanadianCorps
Assault on Passchendaele 12 October - 6 November: Canadian Pioneers laying tape through the mud for a road to Passchendaele.
Was Passchendaele a total failure? 🍁
In our latest issue, Richard Bowes argues that while the campaign failed strategically, the Canadian Corps achieved a major tactical victory.
Blue and grey text on white background. Major Research Fellowships. Three images and project titles in the arts and humanities and social sciences. Leverhulme Trust logo and URL media.leverhulme.ac.uk/features.
The Trust's Major Research Fellowships scheme enables experienced researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a piece of original research. For more details and to apply, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/major-resear... Deadline: 8 May 2026
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A barricade erected by revolutionaries in St Petersburg during the 1905 uprising. On 22 January, a procession of Russian workers and families was fired upon by troops guarding the Winter Palace as it was carrying a petition to the Tsar. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205024077
Why did the Russian Army collapse in 1917? 🪆
Full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In our latest issue, Konstantin Tarasov argues that the 1917 Russian soldier’s "rampage" was a quest for dignity, not just war fatigue.
cc: @ktarasov.bsky.social
The revolution in Petrograd. Students patrolling together a common sight among the revolution. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205358599
He interprets the unrest as "social revenge" for years of humiliation:
• Banned from sitting inside trams.
• Visiting parks.
• Addressed as "servants" rather than men.
Tarasov claims that when soldiers tore off officer shoulder boards, they were claiming their rights as citizens.
A barricade erected by revolutionaries in St Petersburg during the 1905 uprising. On 22 January, a procession of Russian workers and families was fired upon by troops guarding the Winter Palace as it was carrying a petition to the Tsar. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205024077
Why did the Russian Army collapse in 1917? 🪆
Full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In our latest issue, Konstantin Tarasov argues that the 1917 Russian soldier’s "rampage" was a quest for dignity, not just war fatigue.
cc: @ktarasov.bsky.social
Delighted to announce that a new article by Richard Bowes has been published on the Canadians at Passchendaele:
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Great War Modernists: D.H. Lawrence, H.D. and Richard Aldington, by Lee M. Jenkins (Bloomsbury, 2024) — reviewed by Marina Ragachewskaya.
www.tandfonline.com
Read the full reviews now in First World War Studies!
The Doctrine of the British Army: The Conception & Implementation of Field Service Regulations 1900–1918, by David Keable-Elliott (helion, 2025) — reviewed by Martin Samuels.
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Importing Fascism: The Italian Community’s Fascist Experience in Interwar Scotland, by Remigio Petrocelli (Routledge, 2024) — reviewed by Mathilde Lyons.
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