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Aspiring military historian - MA British FWW history (Wolverhampton MAfia). F1 McLaren, Harlequins & Hants CCC fan. GWG, GWAS, WFA & Independent Company member.
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Ring of Fire is out now! It’s like the Guns of August for a new generation: the opening weeks of WW1 through the eyes of ordinary men, women and children. And not just in Western Europe, but across the globe. It was bloody, terrifying and neutrality was a sham… geni.us/RingOfFire

submitted 40 days ago • 9 comments

I downloaded the audiobook of this last week so I could listen to it whilst travelling to the @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social trip to Nieuwpoort. It’s an excellent account of the opening days of the war across the world & covers the brutality of this combat on soldiers & civilians alike. A must read.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

'Europe is not only home to our traditional allies; it is an enviable zone of democracy, wealth and prosperity with which it benefits us to have good relations, and from which we can sometimes learn' Snyder on the new US imperialism open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

submitted 85 days ago • 23 comments

‘The Art of the Deal’ huh. Just give the murderous warmonger whatever he wants. And what was never yours to give. More shame piles onto the unforgivably dismal Trump fans in the Tory party and Reform who think this malevolently stupid man would ever be a safe pair of hands.

submitted 130 days ago • 16 comments

We expect that some 50 Auschwitz Survivors will come to the Memorial for the 80th anniversary of the liberation. The eyes and ears of the world should rest upon them. We must safeguard their voices from silence, distortion, or being overshadowed. (Photo: https://buff.ly/4jd1BiU)

submitted 162 days ago • 179 comments

Exciting News! The Great War Group will have a brand new website next week! 🥳🎉🍾 The old website will be out of action and removed on Monday and the new one should be up and running at some point on Tuesday - watch this space….

submitted 162 days ago • 0 comments

Cold this morning at Greenham Common, but the view from the control tower is amazing!

submitted 162 days ago • 1 comment

December, lovely views of Greenham Common from the former Air Traffic Control Tower. It’s now a heritage centre, focused on the airborne drops into Normandy by US forces, the Cold War bombers & Cruise Missiles as well as the protest movement. Do come if around Newbury. greenhamtower.org.uk for hours

submitted 187 days ago • 1 comment

It’s always a little later for November because of conference, but we’re proud of this one… @greatwargroup.bsky.social You can find out how to join at www.greatwargroup.com or buy this one from our shop - it includes a version of my George V & the Romanovs piece greatwargroup.com/product-cate... 🧵

submitted 204 days ago • 2 comments

The joys of being a guide! Yesterday I led a group of 14 around the former RAF Greenham Common on behalf of Greenham Control Tower. You can see us in front of the old 501 Tactical Missile Wing HQ & on the tiny remaining part of the runway. Wet, cold & windy. I’m the one with the orange rucksack.

submitted 210 days ago • 2 comments

I’ve just re-watched this excellent very short (20 mins) film on Lanoe Hawker VC, partly funded by the Great War Aviation Society. Hawker was the 1st British airman to shoot down an enemy aeroplane. More info at www.hawkerfilm.com. Have you seen this @thelegalseagull.bsky.social ?

submitted 216 days ago • 1 comment

Last one I’m going to do for now #StarterOack for Great War Group members 💪🏼 go.bsky.app/2my8zsF

submitted 224 days ago • 3 comments

Reposting this for thise who missed last night when it went up. Will deal with add request today go.bsky.app/TdNCUVa

submitted 224 days ago • 6 comments

I went to my old school’s Remembrance Sunday service this morning. Before the service starts, the full names of the Roll of Honour to the school fallen in the 2 world wars is read out. It takes half an hour and seeing the their names in print is very sobering. #Lestweforget

submitted 224 days ago • 0 comments

NEWS! @pikegrey1418.bsky.social and I can finally reveal the cover of the book 🤓 Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social books! Peeorder via geni.us/RingOfFire US readers stay tuned it will be coming out with Pegasus Books a few weeks later

submitted 241 days ago • 10 comments

x.com/greatwargrou...

submitted 318 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Christmas to all I know on here! I hope 2024 will be better than this year.

submitted 546 days ago • 1 comment

Memorial service at Greenham Common yesterday to commemorate the 31 glider troopers of 19 Glider Infantry Regt & 2 pilots killed in a Horsa crash at Greenham on 12/12/44 & to the crews of two B17s which collided over Greenham on 15/12/44. Weather was awful & felt for the USAF personnel in the rain.

submitted 557 days ago • 0 comments

What better way to mark my 1st post here than to say what an incredible conference the Great War Group hosted in Brighton. Great to catch up with friends, can’t wait for the next GWG event!

submitted 609 days ago • 0 comments