A book cover with diagonal text for the title, reading From Incarceration to Repatriation in black, with alternating red and yellow triangle shapes in the background.

FYI Team #MilitaryHistory! Praise for @susangrunewald.bsky.social's book: an "important contribution to our understanding of WWII, the Soviet postwar recovery, the penal system(s) of the Soviet Union, & the Cold War" AND "a noteworthy piece of scholarship."
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🔴 The Long View #009

German Prisoners of War in World War II

A conversation with historian @susangrunewald.bsky.social on captivity, repatriation, and postwar memory.

February 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET

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I think it's safe to assume that Microsoft's AI isn't going to create Skynet given the design suggestions from PowerPoint. I can't tell which is a worse suggestion, Mount Rushmore or a Saturn V rocket.

I'm looking forward to this today. come join us and ask questions!

The German-Soviet War - Economics and Ideology YouTube video by WW2TV

Take a break from the awfulness of present events and join @susangrunewald.bsky.social, @ww2tv.bsky.social, and myself tomorrow to discuss the German-Soviet war. We'll look at the interaction between ideology & economics in both Nazi & Soviet practices during the war.
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If you haven't gotten a copy of my book yet, now is your chance. 50% off!

I was very excited to get my author's copy of this exciting volume. I can't wait to read the other chapters.

Thanks, Karl! It would only be better if the prize came with a nice motorcycle or classic Mercedes.

I'm very pleased to announce that my book From Incarceration to Repatriation won a 2024 DH Award for Best DH Data Visualization. If you took the time to vote, thank you very much!

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You've learned that the USS Alabama is a battleship. Mission accomplished.

Made it to SMH and took my book and my editor @bethanywasik.bsky.social on an excursion to the USS Alabama. This is how one does military history, yes?

Three awesome books posed on a gunboat

I may not have made it to SMH, but my book did!

(Thanks to @bethanywasik.bsky.social!)

Three books sit on a shelf outside on a large battleship.

Fun fact: Recently published #Battlegrounds books love being out in the wild! On battleships! They're also great fans of your bookshelves. Find out how to introduce them all at the @cornellupress.bsky.social #SMH2025 virtual booth with 40% off (09EXP40): www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/our-smh-2025...

Who is going to SMH in Mobile these next few days? If you're around, I would love to see you in person.

DH Awards 2024 Voting Form This is the voting form for the openly-nominated openly-voted Digital Humanities Awards 2024. Please go look at the nominated resources at http://dhawards.org/dhawards2024/voting/ before voting. Vo...

My book From Incarceration to Repatriation has been nominated for a DH Award. If you liked it, you can vote for it here:

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Thanks, Daniel!

I have loved my time in the History Department at LSU, but it has been physically, emotionally, and financially too taxing to be based 1,500 miles away from my elderly and increasingly frail father, who I help to care for. Being in New Hampshire will significantly lessen those burdens.

I have accepted an in-person position in European History at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).

Overlooked Topics and Seeking Recognition: The Changing Representations of Soviet Deportations in Estonian Cinema Hanna Maria Aunin In January 1988, the editorial board of the Tallinnfilm studio signed a contract with Rein Saluri for a feature film script about mass deportations. According to the studio, the topi...

We have more Baltic-focused posts for you courtesy of the @balticbasees.bsky.social. Check out Hanna Maria Aunin's exploration of changing representations of Soviet Deportations in Estonian cinema www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/overloo...

There's still two days left to submit your abstracts for the 'Migration, Mobilities and Borders in Eurasia' workshop at the University of Manchester on 5th March. Feel free to DM with any questions!

A Banned Christmas?: Keeping Tradition in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Underground Kateryna BudzOne of the most popular Ukrainian carols is ‘Nova Radist’ Stala’ (‘A New Joy has Come’), which tells the story of the birth of Christ.[1] After the Soviets occupied the Western Ukrainian ...

We have a new post up from Kateryna Budz on the Christmas celebrations of the underground Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church throughout the Soviet period www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/a-banne...

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Foreign Aid and State Building in Interwar Romania: In Quest of an Ideal It is no secret that the Peripheral Histories? editorial team is comprised of a few historians of humanitarianism who are rather enthusiastic about drawing upon the archives of international organisations to write new histories of Eastern Europe, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union. Some of our readers may remember that we included the collections of the ICRC archives and library back in our archives-focused series in summer 2023. Therefore, we were very excited to see the publication of a

Happy New Year! Our first post for 2025 is an author interview with @dacretu.bsky.social, whose wonderful book 'Foreign Aid and State Building in Interwar Romania: In Quest of an Ideal' was published last month. www.peripheralhistories.co.uk/post/foreign...

I failed at the local mall Barnes and Noble yesterday, but my brother succeeded at the one in Manhattan. He was super excited to run there on his way home from work yesterday. Holding a paper copy of the review of my book is wild. I can't wait to bring a copy to my Dad today.

I am definitely not that cool, but I truly appreciate the kind words and support.

Read more praise from FA about her book here: www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/inca...

But wait, there's more information on her spectacular book, its membership in the #Battlegrounds series, and how to get your copy at the @cornellupress.bsky.social page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

So the superb @susangrunewald.bsky.social is new to #BlueSkyStorians (!) and to celebrate, @foreignaffairs.com shares that she "significantly enhances understandings of the fate of Germans captured by the Soviet Union during World War II" in her award-winning @cornellupress.bsky.social book... (1/2)

Surely final exams were only three days ago. Something is not right.