Hanna Diamond

🚨 COMING TOMORROW🚨 🎙️✨ Uncover the hidden history of Josephine Baker! This week, we chat with @hdiamond.bsky.social about Baker's incredible wartime efforts and her legacy as a civil rights activist. Tune in for a discussion that goes beyond the banana skirt! #HistoryRage #JosephineBaker

Dromen van Josephine Baker History Podcast · Updated weekly · Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was de eerste zwarte superster. Ze was óók idealist, burgerrechtenactivist, verzetsheld en moeder van twaalf kinderen. Journalist Femke v...

Very pleased to have contributed to this podcast produced by NTR - for all you dutch speakers out there! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Le fil rouge de Jean-Pierre Azéma, grand historien de la Seconde Guerre mondiale Marie-Pierre Ulloa, une ancienne élève de Jean-Pierre Azéma, spécialiste du régime de Vichy et de la Résistance disparu le 14 juillet à l’âge de 87 ans, rend hommage à la mémoire vive de son enseignem...

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“Ma France, ma Joséphine”: The Pantheonization of Josephine Baker - Yale University Press Hanna Diamond— Panthéonisation is the tradition of burial or reburial in the Pantheon in central Paris. This imposing mausoleum is a secular national site, and burial there represents the highest... READ MORE

How did Josephine Baker—an American-born performer—come to be re-buried in the Pantheon? Author Hanna Diamond explains how in a new original piece from Yale University Press.

The Maginot Line YouTube video by WW2TV

Listen to a discussion of my forthcoming @YaleUniversityPress book, The Maginot Line, 28 July 2026, 15:00

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#MaginotLine #WorldWarII #Fortifications #Architecture #ModernFrenchHistory #20thCenturyFrance

History Books of the Year . . . so far! - Yale University Press London This reading list brings you our History books of the year so far, as chosen by critics. You can shop this selection with a 30% discount.

Our History books of the year so far, as chosen by the critics.

Includes books by @tlgrady68.bsky.social, @hdiamond.bsky.social, @nirarielli.bsky.social and many more!

You can shop this selection with a 30% discount and free UK postage here:
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#skystorians

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 She sang, she danced... and she spied on the British 🇬🇧😳 Josephine Baker’s loyalty to Free France meant even allies weren’t off limits.
🎤 @hdiamond.bsky.social
#WWII #JosephineBaker

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🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBSCRIBERS🚨 👀✨ Josephine Baker used her fame to pass secrets and dodge suspicion—she was the spy no one saw coming.
🗣 Prof. @hdiamond.bsky.social explains all
#Espionage #WWII #BlackHistory #JosephineBaker

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During #WWII, Josephine Baker spoke out for African-American troops whose efforts were overlooked. Long before the civil rights era, she was lifting voices that others ignored. @hdiamond.bsky.social brings this legacy to light

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#BlackHistory #CivilRights

🚨THIS WEEK TO SUBS🚨Forget the banana skirt 🍌💃 Josephine Baker was a fearless #WWII spy, activist & icon. Time to ditch the stereotype and embrace the full story.
🎙 With @hdiamond.bsky.social
#HistoryMatters #JosephineBaker

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🚨 THIS WEEK TO SUBS🚨 ⭐️➡️🕵️‍♀️ Josephine Baker risked it all to help liberate Morocco. She didn’t just perform—she transformed history.
🎧 Guest: @hdiamond.bsky.social
#WWIIHistory #SpyStories #JosephineBaker #WomenInHistory

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Josephine Baker aided U.S. forces during the Allied landings in North Africa—an incredible act of bravery long hidden by history. @hdiamond.bsky.social reveals how vital she truly was.

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#JosephineBaker #WWII #WomenSpies #HiddenHistory #Espionage

Great to see my book is now available as an audiobook narrated by the brilliant Olivia Vinall @yalebooks.bsky.social

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Great pic @lmebroch.bsky.social

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-...

In her new book, Josephine Baker's Secret War, @hdiamond.bsky.social draws on previously unseen material to reveal the vital role Baker played throughout the war.

You can shop the book at 30% discount with free UK P&P until 31/7 here (some restrictions apply): yalebooks.co.uk/second-world...

L’historien Pierre Nora est mort Historien, maître d’œuvre des « Lieux de mémoire », publiés en sept volumes à partir de 1984, le créateur de la revue « Le Débat » est mort le 2 juin, à l’âge de 93 ans.

L’historien Pierre Nora est mort

From the Danse Sauvage to WW2 spy: the remarkable story of Josephine Baker - ABC listen A second class citizen in her own country, Josephine Baker found true freedom in France, becoming the first black woman to be inducted into France's Pantheon in 2021.

I had a great time chatting about Josephine Baker on ABC Radio Sydney yesterday to mark the anniversary of her birthday on 3 June 1906 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Second World War Reading List - Yale University Press London Explore a curated list of books on World War II offering critical perspectives on one of the most significant periods in modern history. You can shop this

Explore a reading list on the #SecondWorldWar featuring books by @nickhewitt4.bsky.social, @alanallport.bsky.social, @drkatevigurs.bsky.social, @hdiamond.bsky.social & more

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So pleased you are enjoying it @girlwithmessyhair.bsky.social

Historian reveals full extent of Josephine Baker’s contribution to fighting Nazism and defending France during the Second World War African American’s bravery remembered 80 years after VE Day

Following the #MetGala2025, #JosephineBaker is in the news again. Why not take a look at a new book by @hdiamond.bsky.social, all about Josephine's spy activities during WW2?
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Josephine Baker’s Undercover Life as an Intelligence Agent Quelle surprise! While the legendary entertainer was traveling the globe being toasted as star, she was actually working as a spy to advance the Allied cause.

Josephine Baker's undercover Life as an Intelligence Agent via Town and Country Magazine. Article about the exciting new book from @hdiamond.bsky.social!
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Looking forward to visiting the Bunker for the first time to give this talk tomorrow and mark Baker’s presence in the UK during the VE day celebrations! battleofbritainbunker.co.uk/events/ve-da...

HUGE THANKS 🙌 to @hdiamond.bsky.social for sparing me the time to deliver a great rage 😡 that Josephine Baker should be remembered for more than 'prancing around in a banana skirt' 🍌💃 — and we discussed some very surprising espionage 🕵️‍♀️🗝️.

Coming to Patreon in June 🎧🔥

So enjoyed the chance to let off steam about this!

Josephine Baker's Secret War - The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom Josephine Baker's Secret War - The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom With Hanna Diamond Part of our Spies and Secret Agents series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lB...

On Monday 28 April at 7pm I’ll be chatting to Paul Woodadge about Josephine Baker’s wartime exploits. Join us live or available to watch online afterwards. @ww2tv.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/sguNund...

There are amazing French collections all over the UK & you can read a profile of the Barbier Papers at @cardiffunilib.bsky.social written by @hdiamond.bsky.social. The legacy of the university’s first Professor of French, Paul Barbier, is rich & fascinating ucldigitalpress.co.uk/BOOC/Article...

Great to celebrate the launch of JOSEPHINE BAKER'S SECRET WAR yesterday with @hdiamond.bsky.social and @yalebooks.bsky.social. Out now!

It was a real pleasure to attend the launch of Hanna Diamond’s new book ‘Josephine Baker’s Secret War’ at Yale University Press this evening. It’s a great book about a fascinating person, and Hanna (my PhD superviser) has done her subject proud. @hdiamond.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social

Josephine Baker: the wartime life of the African American Star – Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Josephine Baker was a huge star of inter-war France, known for her exotic dancing, music-hall and films. However, her wartime contribution as spy and her work supporting the Allies and the Gaullist cause during the Second World War have received little attention. This talk will take us through Josephine Baker’s wartime life from Paris to French North Africa, via her chateau in Dordogne, to Spanish Morocco, Spain, Portugal and across the Middle East. As preparations are made for the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the talk will also explore how Baker came to the UK and participated in the festivities of May 1945. Hanna Diamond is professor of French History in the School of Modern Languages at Cardiff University. She has published widely on the social and cultural history of France during the Second World War including two monographs, Women and the Second World War in France (Longman, 1999) and Fleeing Hitler: France 1940 (OUP, 2007). Her book Josephine Baker’s Secret War: The African American Star Who Fought For France and Freedom will appear in April 2025 with Yale University Press.

🎤 @hdiamond.bsky.social joins BRLSI on 23 April to uncover Josephine Baker’s secret wartime life—from Paris to North Africa and beyond. Spy, star, and resistance icon.
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