Second World War Studies Edinburgh

Thanks to Drs George Hay @cwgc.bsky.social & Talat Ahmed @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social for speaking to the CWGC #SWW report, 'Remembering the Dead of the British Empire' at our round table event.

Very excited about our event with @cwgc.bsky.social tomorrow, 'Commemorating the dead of the #SWW'. Key speakers, Drs George Hay and Talat Ahmed:

An absolute bargain from our co-founder 😊

Can someone kindly help me with a bibliographical query? Any publications on the #Greek govt-in-exile in #WW2, beside Clogg´s & Papastratis'? I can read #Greek with some understanding but searches are difficult. @swwstudiesedin.bsky.social @ndh-network.bsky.social @greekhistory.bsky.social?

Photo of a Japanese American man holding a young child and pointing to a barbed wire fence at the former Tule Lake concentration camp in 1974. Text reads, 'Safeguarding our collective memory.'

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Amazon UK is apparently 'price pulsing' my book. This means some days it is £90, but today it is £31!!! Grab this bargain whilst you can 😁

BBC Sounds - The History Podcast - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of The History Podcast on BBC Sounds.

On the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, 'The History Podcast' on BBC Sounds releases 'The Second Map', presented by Kavita Puri bit.ly/45m1vR2

Three episodes tell the story of Britain's war against Japan in WWII. Guest contributors include RHS President @lucynoakes1.bsky.social #Skystorians

Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp Sketches of British and Commonwealth PoWs from the Second World War are on display for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day

In this week of VJ Day, the story of Chaplain Fred Stallard - a POW who survived his ordeal through art and captured the faces of his comrades

Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp

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My book, 'Wales in England 1914-1945. A Social, Cultural, & Military History', is currently available at a more affordable price (✨️58% off✨️). How ideas of Wales and Welshness influenced two generations of English soldiers & writers:
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...

Front cover of book; civilian men queuing to become soldiers

Delighted to see that my book Joining Up is published today, a mere 11 years after I started writing it. You can read it for free here: doi.org/10.7765/9781...
@manchesterup.bsky.social

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‘Morale is a psychological problem like sex’ Finding easter eggs in the National Archive

This by @matteatonmedia.bsky.social is a nice find on considerations on troop morale in early 1942.

#ww2 #morale

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Considerations on Troop Morale

This is a nice archive find by Matt Eaton. It deals with the challenges of morale/motivation at a time of the war when things were looking very bleak. In April 1942, the Japanese forces were roaming over Asia and the Pacific at will. In North Africa, the first…

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Visited The Robin Chapel today, an exquisite #SWW memorial to Lt. Robin Tudsbery (1919-45). It is situated within a disabled veterans' housing scheme in Craigmillar, set up by his grieving parents.

In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s In 1939, Leo and Greta Neumann established the fashion business ‘Rima Model Gowns’ at 8 St. George Street, Hannover Square, London.

In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s
19 June 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Check out the call for papers for this exciting conference in beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer in March next year on 'Women in War in France, Britain and Ireland'. It should be a fascinating event. femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/call-for-...

An oddly-toned film. Noteworthy for its attempt to find commonalities between China, Russia, and England: "the honourable company of tea drinkers!":
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At City Chambers event today commemorating the #SWW presence of Czech service personnel in Scotland. Thanks to Veronika Macleod for organising.

Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference This conference seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war.

‘Britain, Conflict & the Sea’ conf is being held this September (12-13) at the Royal Museums, Greenwich.
www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...

After the Darkness — The Cartoon Museum ‘After the Darkness’ is a special display to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The exhibit, arranged in partnership with Blind Veterans UK, seeks to shine a light on the veterans’ service, but also...

'After the Darkness’ is a special exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Arranged in partnership with Blind Veterans UK, it shines a light on veterans’ service & raises awareness of the challenges faced by veterans living with sight loss.
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exh...

Fascinating #SWW project by @cgregoriou.bsky.social
lahri.leeds.ac.uk/impact/iaa/m...

A poll by Joe Twyman (Deltapoll) for @warmovietheatre.bsky.social on the Top 10 #SWW films reveals that many members of the UK public 'have never seen a war movie.' Sobering thought. What ever happened to the BBC2 Saturday matinee?

Thanks to everyone who attended our colloquium, 1945/2025. Reflections on the Second World War' @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social.
The positive feedback has been overwhelming, and we thank you for your contribution to making it such a success.

Hugely enjoyed speaking on this panel last week!

A fitting end to our #SWW colloquium: St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh lit up for VE Day commemorations. Thanks to everyone who made it such a wonderful day 🫶

Final colloquium prep for '1945/2025' @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

V Edinburghu si připomínají 80. výročí konce války v Evropě (VE Day 80th Anniversary) 80. výročí konce války v EvropěV Národní galerii Skotska v Edinburghu se sešly honorární konzulka České republiky Veronika Macleod a zástupkyně primátora Edinburghu (Deputy Lord Provost) Lezley Marion...

Veronika Macleod, Hon Consul of the Czech Republic, has written about the current display of Oskar Kokoschka's painting, High Summer (Zrání) @nationalgalleries.bsky.social. It was a gift to Scotland in gratitude for its wartime hospitality to Czech service personnel:
www.skotsko.co.uk/post/veday80

Solid quotation in @theipaper.com today on VE Day and memory of the Second World War in the UK, thanks to Cahal Milmo.

Just been 'stood down' from BBC Radio Scotland interview on VE Day because they hadn't anticipated how many listeners would call in with stories. Raphael Samuel famously said that for the 50th anniv of VE Day, there were more events in Hampshire than the whole of Scotland. Was he missing something?