200 years of books Dr Kathryn White visits the anniversary collection of the NSW State Library, finding everything from the log of the Mutiny on the Bounty to the first attempts to map Australia.

A trip into Sydney’s 200 years of books with the State Library of NSW:

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Meant to type Super Typhoon #Sinlaku ☹️

ICYMI: Family trip to Saipan Greetings PHG fans, in order to bring some attention to the immense amount of help that the residents of Saipan and CNMI will need to clean up after Super Typhoon Sinlaku last week, we're re-posting t...

On today’s blog: reposting this piece from February 2025 in order to bring awareness to the needs of the people on #Saipan and #CNMI as they dig out from the destruction of super typhoon #Sinkaku. Saipan holds an especially special place in my heart ❤️🙏🇲🇵

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Latest satellite imagery on the Joint Typhoon Warning Center of super typhoon Sinlaku

Friends on #Guam #Saipan and #CNMI, be safe, we’re thinking of you #Sinlaku #Typhoon

Calling all Hawai'i Friends: help us with the page! Hello PHG fans! As we're now in the second year of Pacific History Guide, I'm digging into the analytics behind the page, to gauge which areas are doing well and which need some help. Although many pa...

Aloha #PHG fans! We're always looking to enhance some of the existing pages on #pacifichistoryguide and we need your help to do it! This week's blog post is focused on #hawaii; Message or email me, drop a comment on the blog or via social media and let us know how we can improve the page!

Blair Mayne: Priceless archive of SAS soldier may never be open to public The building the collections are in, a warehouse in Newtownards, needs major renovation.

Interesting to see museum accreditation in the news.

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Stupid question, what does it take to manage a feed? Maybe I could take it on.

A first person account of the death of Yamato.

#OTD 6 April 1945, the super battleship Yamato and her escorts departed Tokuyama. She was sunk the following day.

What can I say, except what I usually say: read the book. Written by a survivor, one of the classics of primary source material of the #SecondWorldWar. #NavalHistory

OTD: Birth of Yamamoto Isoroku Greetings PHG fans! Today, 4 April is the 142nd anniversary of the birth of Takano Isoroku, who, as commander of the Imperial Japan's Combined Fleet under the name Yamamoto Isoroku, oversaw the Navy's...

On the #PHG blog today: marking the birth of Takano Isoroku, the man who would go on to command Japan's Combined Fleet. #PacificHistoryGuide #NavalHistory

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One year of Pacific History Guide! Greetings PHG fans! This week we are celebrating one year since the launch of Pacific History Guide. On March 30, 2025, after two and a half months of building and editing, I published the website for...

On today's bonus blog post: celebrating one year of #PacificHistoryGuide! It's been a great year and we're looking forward to what the future brings. Thanks for all the support!

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Monument to the first fleet review, Osaka, Japan Hello PHG fans, today we're headed back to Japan, and on a special occasion as well. It happens that this week we marked 158 years since the first Japanese fleet review took place near Mount Tempo in ...

On the #PHG blog today; we're taking a look at the site of the first #ImperialJapaneseNavy fleet review at Mt. Tempo Park in #Osaka. This place should be on the list of any #NavalHistory nerd!

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A gorgeous weeping cherry tree in bloom at Honmanji Temple🌸

This 90-year-old weeping cherry, a symbol of the temple, blooms from late March for about two weeks. Peonies follow after the blossoms fade. One of Kyoto’s most beloved cherry trees.

「対馬丸」船体の中央付近に魚雷を受けたとみられる穴、内閣府が水中調査…映像や回収した金属片など展示へ（読売新聞オンライン） - Yahoo!ニュース 内閣府は２６日、太平洋戦争中に米潜水艦に撃沈された学童疎開船「対馬丸」の水中調査の結果を発表した。船体の中央付近に魚雷を受けたとみられる穴を確認したという。

The results of the undersea mapping at the #TsushimaMaru wreck have been released, along with videos and some small relics from the site. There will be a special exhibition at the Tsushima Maru Memorial Hall in Okinawa. #PacificHistoryGuide #NavalHistory #対馬丸

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It's been 8 months since we passed 200 #Bluesky followers, and today we're just over 320. I can't thank you all enough for the help the visibility for #PHG. We'll soon mark one year since we first published the website online; I'm so excited to see what happens next. #PacificHistoryGuide

A bit windswept, but I was finally able to visit Tasman Island thanks to the Friends of Tasman Island, Rotary Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife and AMSA. The 120th anniversary of the lighthouse is on April 2nd. #lighthousesofaustralia #lighthouse

New bibliography entry: The Jewish National Councils 1917-1919: A Selection of Documents ift.tt/ncmEbH5 #FWWstudies

Mikasa Historic Memorial Warship - Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan Back in November 2024, I took a short trip to Japan to take part in a conference aboard the Mikasa Historic Memorial Ship in Yokosuka. This ship is very different from the museum ships you may be use...

Hello #PHG fans, no new blog post today, but please enjoy this piece on the historic battleship #Mikasa in #Yokosuka, #Japan. The ship has a colorful history that includes time on the ocean floor, and as a nightclub. #PacificHistoryGuide #NavalHistory

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Military Senior Service Colleges Require Reform, But There Sure Are Some Bad Ideas Out There “No one is thinking if everyone is thinking alike.” Gen. George S. Patton’s quip shows that he not only understood the advantage of audacious combat

Shameless plug. My @warontherocks.bsky.social debut is a rebuttal to Cynical Publius’ war college opinion piece. warontherocks.com/2026/03/mili...

USS Stingray (SS-186) Memorial, Ilocos Norte, Philippines Hello PHG fans! Today we're headed back to the Philippines, and taking a look at a memorial for the USS Stingray (SS-186). This monument is located not far from the northernmost point on Luzon, the la...

On the #PHG blog; we're in #Luzon, checking out this proud memorial to #USSStingray #SS-186. Small-scale sealifts such as the one that took place near here delivered vital support to the Filipino resistance. #Philippines #PacificHistoryGuide #NavalHistory

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(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

On this day: Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - March 11, 2011 On this day in 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean roughly 80 miles east of Miyagi, Japan. The earthquake, the strongest in recorded Japanese history, set off a series of t...

On today's #PHG blog: the 15th anniversary of the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Hug your loved ones today.

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#PacificHistoryGuide #Tohoku #Japan #東北地方

Memorial event held to mark 81st anniversary of Tokyo air raid The massive U.S. air raid during World War II is believed to have killed about 100,000 people.

Japan on Tuesday marked the 81st anniversary of the massive U.S. air raid on Tokyo during World War II that is believed to have killed about 100,000 people.

Bonus Blog post: Comparing Crises Hello friends, this week I've got a bonus blog post, somewhat different than the normal topics we usually cover. Inspiration hit and I had to get it out. I hope you enjoy it! This week, my squadron ha...

Bonus Saturday post! #PacificHistoryGuide

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In case you missed it: Imperial Japanese Historical sites of Tokyo - Enomoto Takeaki statue in Sumida-ku, Tokyo Enomoto Takeaki 榎本 武揚 is one of the founding fathers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and a pivotal figure in the history of Japan. Enomoto was born in Edo, near what is now Taito-ku, Tokyo, in 1836. Am...

On today's #PacificHistoryGuide blog, a post from last year on a statue of Enomoto Takeaki in #Sumida-ku, #Tokyo. #武揚榎本 is a founding father of the #ImperialJapaneseNavy and one of the most colorful figures of the #MeijiRestoration.

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Recentering Okinawa, one story at a time Through conferences, films and publications, international scholars and journalists are building bridges with Okinawan communities and amplifying the voices of local residents.

Award-winning documentarian Jon Mitchell’s new book and the ongoing dialogue of scholars, advocates and artists are calling attention to Okinawa’s long history of geopolitical struggle.

In March 1942, the #ImperialJapaneseNavy took control of #Guam; a brutal occupation in which the #Chamorro people were forced to relocate their villages, surrender their food supplies, and perform hard labor. The memory of this period is still very much alive on the island. #PacificHistoryGuide

First World War Soldier's Memorial - Sydney, NSW, Australia Hello PHG fans, this week we're taking a trip to Australia to look at this lovely memorial just across from the Royal Botanical Garden on the south side of Sydney Harbor. My first and only visit to Sy...

On today's blog, we're in #Sydney at the #FirstWorldWar Soldier's Memorial. If you've been here or want to visit, let us know in the comments! #PacificHistoryGuide

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Operation Hailstone: Attack on Truk (Chuuk) Greetings PHG fans, this week we're marking the anniversary of Operation Hailstone, the Allied attack on Truk Lagoon in the Second World War. From 17-18 February 1944, the US Navy's Task Force 58 enga...

We're headed to the #FederatedStatesofMicronesia today on the #PHG blog in order to look at an event that happened earlier this week; the Allied destruction of the Japanese Garrison on Truk (Chuuk), 82 years ago. #FSM #Chuuk #PacificHistoryGuide

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February 19, 2026 INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PERSONS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY As survivors and descendants of the mass removals, detention, deportation, and family separation targeting our community during WWII, we refuse to stand by idly while our friends and neighbors are violently disappeared, forcibly removed, mass incarcerated, and separated from family members. We decry the murders of community members and at least 37 people in ICE custody and enforcement in 2025. We reject false narratives that state violence is "unavoidable," a "justifiable military action," necessary for "national security"—the same arguments used as they forced our parents, grandparents, aunties, and uncles into U.S. concentration camps in 1942. On this Day of Remembrance, we call on Japanese Americans and all people who believe in "Never Again" to demand justice for those we have lost—on the streets and hidden away in ICE detention centers. To break this cycle of state violence. To rise up and resist, together. We bravely commit to being the allies our familes needed during WWII. STOP REPEATING HISTORY. #TsuruForSolidarity #FreeFamilies #FreeThemAll

84 years ago today, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the removal and incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, about two-thirds of whom were US citizens. The Day of Remembrance this year comes as we see DHS buying land and warehouses for more camps now.