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Historian & curator - history of war, conflict and IWM collections, with digressions into #judo and #videogames. 日本語を勉強している。Posts are personal views.
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Chess pieces, carved by a British veteran of the 1942 second battle of El Alamein, depicting Prime Minister Winston Churchill and 8th Army commander Bernard Montgomery, on display at #ChurchillWarRooms

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A signboard at the Cabinet War Rooms, listing the alarms that might be heard. The list includes signals for fire, air attack, gas attack, and an enemy infantry assault on the complex. #ChurchillWarRooms #IWMcollections

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I see Mr Musk is doing what many new employees do when joining a new company; sending a mortifyingly embarrassing email to all staff.

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I hadn't noticed the bomb damage in the walls of the #V&A, London, until it was pointed out to me today It's a sobering reminder of the #blitz in the heart of the modern capital

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I suppose if nothing else, the last month or so has been an object lesson in how fast a nation can squander its prestige.

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RAF Tornado GR4 jet, and Army Air Corps Lynx Mk 7 helicopter, on display in a historic hangar at #IWMDuxford

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Battle-damaged muzzle of the 13-pounder 'Néry Gun', on display at #IWMLondon. This gun saw action with L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, on 1 September 1914, during a battle at Néry in France.

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Carved wooden figurine of a Nepalese Gurkha soldier of 2nd Battalion 5th Gurkha Rifles, as serving in the Burma Campaign with 17th Indian Division. Made by Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson (1887-1973) and on display at #IWMLondon.

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Archival research:

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1939: Conservative-led National Government. A poster released shortly after Britain's declaration of war against a genocidal authoritarian regime. 2025: Conservative opposition social media graphic, at a time when a sovereign democracy is under attack from a genocidal authoritarian regime.

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Starfish! Great to work on this project with my wondetful colleagues at Keele www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Not sure what took me so long.

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Turret of a British Daimler Ferret armoured car, wearing the white colour scheme of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, on display at #IWMLondon.

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Was very surprised when I first looked at this sword - the mon on the habaki here is very similar to the Kikuchi family crest (two crossed hawk feathers).

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Anna Airy's 1918 painting 'A Shell Forge at a National Projectile Factory, Hackney Marshes, London, 1918', on display at #IWMLondon. In the background, Alfred Thompson's (1943) 'A Saline Bath, RAF Hospital' and 'The Scottish Women's Hospital' (1920) by Norah Neilson-Gray.

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