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Yes, that would be me, answering questions and waffling on about how I wrote my book. Please do sign up if you’re free.

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Some incredibly encouraging feedback from @almurray.bsky.social and James Holland. Could never have imagined this when I started writing it!

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Follow the money, eh?

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Archive Research, Photography & Digitisation I offer archive research and document photography at The National Archives and the Imperial War Museum, alongside digitisation of privately held material. As a military historian, I regularly work …

As my maternity leave comes to an end, a reminder that I’m now offering an archive photography service primarily for museums/archives in the south east England (IWM, TNA, BL etc etc) to help make ends meet. Details below:

lucybetteridgedyson.com/archive-rese...

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Even after several books, I still love the moment when I get a physical copy of my latest. It may be the last I write alone; the next two will be collaborations with my brilliant and very talented daughter Lottie Taylor.

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Date for your diaries - I will be taking part in a live Q&A session with @barnthorn.bsky.social on the evening of 22 April and talking about my book “The Undefeated”.

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The Tangent - Titanic Calls Carpathia
The Tangent - Titanic Calls Carpathia YouTube video by Atmospheric Music

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Wie effektiv war der Tiger?
Wie effektiv war der Tiger? YouTube video by Militärgeschichte - Bernhard Kast

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‘I’m pulling this thing, not pushing it!’

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The OG Apollo 8 did it first. As celebrated by PSB

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Ladies and gents..Cardiacs..

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Morning! You sent in so many questions we had to do a part 2! Ep 70 is out today - another cracking conversation on all things Bomber Command www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

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128 Revolutionary Marshal, Reactionary Monarch
128 Revolutionary Marshal, Reactionary Monarch YouTube video by Mikael Shainkman

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I dust my house. My AI robot watches.

"It should be you doing this."

"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."

"That's not why you were invented."

"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."

"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."

"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

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Ep 67 is out today. German historian Thomas Rost takes us through bomb disposal in wartime Hamburg, including the use of prisoners & concentration camp inmates for this horrific work. A fascinating but disturbing story.

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PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - Spitfire
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - Spitfire YouTube video by PSBHQ

Achtung! Spitfire!
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Does it have a name yet?

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Europe's political landscape is shifting - it is all about the balance of power now, and this balance is firmly out of whack.

Maximilian has a Grand Plan that could have nipped centuries of death and destruction in the bud. But…

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Interviews with pilots of everything from Rafales to Shackletons and Viggens. Top 10s, aviation history, analysis, humour and news — plus deep-dive features. Many Hush-Kit articles are FREE, just sign up: hushkit.substack.com — and please share if you can :-)

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Yes, I know my upcoming book "The Baltic States in the Second World War" has been delayed several times. (Apologies). But....

Waterstones is having a pre-order sale this week. Use the order code FEB26 at checkout for 25% off.

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You will have to seek solace in Valhalla!

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127 The United Kingdoms

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A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch, 51st (Highland) Division, in position in a ruined building in Gennep, Netherlands, on 14 February 1945.

📸 IWM (B 14626)

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The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.

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Turns out it was tough being a woman in the 17th century. Even if you happened to be the queen.

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(8 August 1944, Normandy.) Men from 51 "Highland" Infantry Division. #WW2 #HISTORY

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Allways worth listening to PCA👍

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Picture is upside down. That’s the shower head 🤪

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