Institute for Military History (IMH)

On 29 October, prof @misswalsingham.bsky.social will be giving a talk titled:

”Spycraft: Early Modern espionage” at the IMH seminar series.

Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
#skystorians #MilHistory #EarlyModern

On 29 October, prof @misswalsingham.bsky.social will be giving a talk titled:

”Spycraft: Early Modern espionage” at the IMH seminar series.

Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

Stemmer fra Den Kolde Krig Store dele af den kolde krig gik med at forberede sig på en krig der heldigvis aldrig kom. Men hvordan så det ud, for dem som skulle have udkæmpet krigen? Hvad var dagligdagens opgaver og tænkte man o...

Missed the paper but want to hear more about this project? Then have a listen to the podcast series: poddtoppen.se/podcast/1515... (n.b. in Danish)

@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

On Wednesday, IMH’s @ibenb.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy presented a paper on the experiences of Danish service members at #Stevnsfort during the #ColdWar. It was a compelling take on enemy image and threat perception.

#skystorians #oralhistory

Stemmer fra Den Kolde Krig Store dele af den kolde krig gik med at forberede sig på en krig der heldigvis aldrig kom. Men hvordan så det ud, for dem som skulle have udkæmpet krigen? Hvad var dagligdagens opgaver og tænkte man o...

Missed the paper but want to hear more about this project? Then have a listen to the podcast series: poddtoppen.se/podcast/1515... (n.b. in Danish)

@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

On Wednesday, IMH’s @ibenb.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy presented a paper on the experiences of Danish service members at #Stevnsfort during the #ColdWar. It was a compelling take on enemy image and threat perception.

#skystorians #oralhistory

Friendly reminder that this is taking place tomorrow! DM us if you want the zoom link

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! IMH's Dr Iben Bjørnsson will present a paper titled “Who’s afraid of War? Memories and… | Inst... Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! IMH's Dr Iben Bjørnsson will present a paper titled “Who’s afraid of War? Memories and reflections...

On 15 October, IMH’s @ibenb.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy will be giving the paper

”Who is afraid of war? Memories and reflections on Danish service on the Cold War’s front line - the Stevnsfort case-study”

Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#skystorians #MilHist
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! IMH's Dr Iben Bjørnsson will present a paper titled “Who’s afraid of War? Memories and… | Inst... Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! IMH's Dr Iben Bjørnsson will present a paper titled “Who’s afraid of War? Memories and reflections...

On 15 October, IMH’s @ibenb.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy will be giving the paper

”Who is afraid of war? Memories and reflections on Danish service on the Cold War’s front line - the Stevnsfort case-study”

Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#skystorians #MilHist
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

Steve Murdoch, Kathrin Zickermann and Adam Marks, ‘The Battle of Wittstock 1636: Conflicting Reports on a Swedish Victory in Germany’ in Northern Studies, 43 (2012), pp.71-109 Steve Murdoch, Kathrin Zickermann and Adam Marks, ‘The Battle of Wittstock 1636: Conflicting Reports on a Swedish Victory in Germany’ in Northern Studies, 43 (2012), pp.71-109

The combined Army of the Weser (Leslie) and the Swedish army (Baner) .....

www.academia.edu/2441539/Stev...

Our PhD student Christian Kjellson, with the University of Calgary’s Tim Stapleton, are organising a joint seminar on Warfare in Africa.

Date: 20 October 2025.
Time: Stockholm (CET)17.00–19.00,
Calgary (MDT) 09.00–11.00
Zoom: fhs-se.zoom.us/j/66161416200

Rettigsymposium Riksantikvarieämbetet bjuder in till en eftermiddag med föredrag, fika och diskussioner med 2024 års fyra Rettigstipendiater; en arkeolog, två historiker och en museitjänsteman. Dessa är i färd med at...

On the 26 Nov, I'll be presenting at the Rettig symposium, hosted by the Swedish national heritage board. I'll be talking about the findings from my research project on territorialisation in #Early-Modern Swedish domestic travel writing. More info here: www.raa.se/evenemang-oc... #skystorians

#africanhistory #skystorians

Our PhD student Christian Kjellson, with the University of Calgary’s Tim Stapleton, are organising a joint seminar on Warfare in Africa.

Date: 20 October 2025.
Time: Stockholm (CET)17.00–19.00,
Calgary (MDT) 09.00–11.00
Zoom: fhs-se.zoom.us/j/66161416200

@funkyplaid.bsky.social @neilritchie.bsky.social @oxford18thc.bsky.social @18thcenturycam.bsky.social @leomarques.bsky.social @publiusorperish.bsky.social @dstreifeneder.bsky.social

FYO

On 1 October, We host Dr Nicola Martin from @uhihistory.bsky.social who will discuss:

“The British Army and interpretations of the Laws of War in the eighteenth century”

Details here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern #17thC #MilHist #LAW
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

On 1 October, We host Dr Nicola Martin from @uhihistory.bsky.social who will discuss:

“The British Army and interpretations of the Laws of War in the eighteenth century”

Details here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern #17thC #MilHist #LAW
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

We’re delighted to welcome DMF postdoctoral scholar Dr Daniel Strid to the department. Dr Stridh will be working on a project on the system of—and exceptions to—military recruitment in Swedish Sápmi in the first half of the 19thC. Read more about his work here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar!   Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The… ... Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar!   Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The N...

Welcome to our next IMH research seminar on 17 September.

Ody Dwicahyo, PhD student (University of Leiden), will discuss "Rationalizing War in Early Modern Indonesia: Insights from the Javanese Court of Mataram, 1680s–1708

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#Skystorians #EarlyModern

Baltic Military History Conf: baltmilhist.eu

Steve Murdoch (IMH) "The Codification of the Laws of War in Early Modern Northern Europe"

David Turns (International & Operational Law) "Military war crimes trials in historical & comparative perspective"

#Skystorians #MilHist #EarlyModern #17thC

Baltic Military History Conf: baltmilhist.eu

Steve Murdoch (IMH) "The Codification of the Laws of War in Early Modern Northern Europe"

David Turns (International & Operational Law) "Military war crimes trials in historical & comparative perspective"

#Skystorians #MilHist #EarlyModern #17thC

Thrilled to have my paper accepted for this NZ conference in 2026. An esteemed lineup and looking forward to sharing #HistNursing #MilHist #Militarywelfare @milwelfhist.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @profmurdoch.bsky.social a trip to NZ perhaps? @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar!   Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The… ... Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar!   Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The N...

Welcome to our next IMH research seminar on 17 September.

Ody Dwicahyo, PhD student (University of Leiden), will discuss "Rationalizing War in Early Modern Indonesia: Insights from the Javanese Court of Mataram, 1680s–1708

www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern

IMH’s @nataliesmith.bsky.social participated in a panel on knowledge production as colonial strategy @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social, alongside Hui-Yi Yang and John Hennessey. Her paper examined how the creation of agricultural knowledge supported Swedish imperial policy in Sápmi #skystorians

IMH’s @nataliesmith.bsky.social participated in a panel on knowledge production as colonial strategy @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social, alongside Hui-Yi Yang and John Hennessey. Her paper examined how the creation of agricultural knowledge supported Swedish imperial policy in Sápmi #skystorians

We’re delighted to welcome DMF postdoctoral scholar Dr Daniel Strid to the department. Dr Stridh will be working on a project on the system of—and exceptions to—military recruitment in Swedish Sápmi in the first half of the 19thC. Read more about his work here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

PowerPoint slide: Moral perpetrators: veteran testimony at the 1967 Russell tribunal

We were happy to host Dr Layla Bell Drake (Uppsala University) at the International Military History Seminar Series. Her paper ”Moral Perpetrators: Veteran Testimony at the 1967 Russell Tribunal” led to thoughtful discussions on democracy & state violence #skystorians @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

The database from my PhD-dissertation is finally publicly available! Detailed data from 3250 south-Swedish probate records, both urban and rural, from between 1570 and the 1860s, free for anyone to use for your own projects.

www.lusem.lu.se/organisation...

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we suggest taking a look at Leyla’s thesis, Any Witness Competent to Testify: witnessing practices at the 1967 Russel tribunal on American War Crimes in Vietnam uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...