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jmcn.bsky.social
Books, motorcycles, and dog sitter. IC #36
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Hoped to be done with this today but there’s a lot of detail to reflect, even if it’s just hinted at

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I think it's done. Carstairs Redux 34x42" Oil on canvas 2025 It is available #art #painting

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The other day I was complaining about the cost of academic books. Another one right in my zone of interest; End Game: The 1989 Revolution in East Germany, £136! Published by @berghahnbooks.bsky.social in ‘22. Time for a reasonable priced paperback.

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The Sunday Tea Time Rock Show returns to Radio Winchcombe this evening at 6pm. Two hours of outstandingly good rock music online or via smart speaker.🤘😎

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Saw this off the plot this morning. Recommended to me by @adamwatkinson1.bsky.social. I read little fiction and what I do read is typically historical fiction. It was a fun read, made me chuckle a few times.

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This offer and the competition runs until Monday. Why not take a look to see if there is something that takes your fancy?

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The brand new episode of @mongerspodcast.bsky.social on the remarkable WW2 Polish heroine Agent Zo - and so much more - with @claremulley.bsky.social is available now youtu.be/XOZy46M3Ntc?...

submitted 23 hours ago • 1 comment

My book comes out next week. Something like this cannot be written without the help and support of a lot of good people. So I'd like to publicly acknowledge and thank them for all our good conversations. A lot of them are here on BluSky but I am not going to tag them all.

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Anyone fancy coming with me for 4hrs of top German opera. Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde next March at the Theatre Royal Glasgow. Never mind the politics enjoy the banging tunes.

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Finally got my hands on a real copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 -the greatest battle you’ve never heard of! Coming out in Friday 27 June! Preorder your copy soon to get it on release day at chiselbury.co.uk, #amazon @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social #ww2 #unboxing #burma #india

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I listened to 3 political commentators whose opinions I respect ‘sane washing’ Trump’s approach to the war between Isreal and Iran. They seemed to believe that Trump will react appropriately. Extraordinary.

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#photofriday #histbookchat. Read this pair today. On the other place Katja Hoyer essentially shamed me into picking up Europe’s Tragedy. Much as @spitfirefilly.bsky.social shamed me into reading Tooze’s The Wages of Destruction. Historians, like the sirens luring me to my reading doom.😉

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I’m delighted to be chatting about #AgentZo to @philmcraig.bsky.social on his @mongerspodcast.bsky.social this Sunday :)

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Just realised I forgot #photofriday. I’m out on my bike I’ll post when I get home.

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"Much has been said and written about Fighter Command in 1940. Yet the sacrifice of 2 Group of Bomber Command was also the stuff of which legends are made and the scale of their losses far exceeded those of the...[Fighter]...pilots. It was their tragedy that few of them were left to tell of it." 1/2

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#ComingSoon: "Alliances & Armor" takes a look at how the People's Army of Vietnam used Soviet military equipment during the Vietnam War. Pre-Order here: https://tinyurl.com/4426236p #vietnamwar #warhistory #vietnamwarhistory

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Just in from the 🇺🇸 — ATACAMA by @jendiagammon.bsky.social is here with #SIGNED bookplates, postcards & bookmarks! A genre-bending mix of horror, sci-fi, mystery, Appalachian fiction & women’s fiction Don’t miss this unique read: 👉 www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...

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Just one week left before Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 is unleashed! And today is the last day you can preorder with a ~15% discount. You can get it here: www.chiselbury.co.uk/pre-order/p/... #ww2 #history #author #writer #tanks #india #burma #myanmar #historian #greatest #goat #thunder #run #thunder

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🌟It’s #FiverFriday🌟 Gorgeous hardbacks just £5 each! Some may have light damage or no dust jacket, perfect if you love a bargain Min 2 books (any section) due to rising postage costs 📚Treat your shelf www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/5-hardback-o... #BookDeals #CheapReads #BookSale #Hardbacks #BookSky💙📚

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It’s my birthday tomorrow so from now until Monday you can get 20% off across all my originals and prints with the code BIRTHDAY25 Like & share this post to have a chance to win a print of your choice. You can find all available works here: timgodden.co.uk/shop #ww1 #ww2

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🗓️ #OnThisDay in 1963, "The Great Escape" premiered, a thrilling dramatization of the Stalag Luft III breakout. But how accurate is Hollywood's take? In Series 5, Dave Robertson from the For You The War Is Over #podcast reveals the truth. #History Listen now at: pod.fo/e/164cf3 #OTD #OnThisDate

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