I enjoyed sharing my research on the commemoration of El Alamein at #SAHR2025 @societyarmy.bsky.social conference in Leeds on Saturday. I have been inspired by so many fantastic papers. Thank you to the organisers for hosting such a well organised event.
Now finally physically (if not mentally) recovered from @societyarmy.bsky.social #sahr2025, I can begin to reflect on the weekend. I definitely chose an ambitious challenge for myself, Andrew Bamford and Matthew Hough. A 2 day parallel panel conference on #militaryhistory
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Great time presenting at the Society for Army Hstorical Research Conference today.
Had some great conversations too and lunch was fab. #cake
#SAHR2025
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With the dust settling, our #sahr2025 conference organisers want to give a big thanks to all our speakers and attendees for making such an insightful and stimulating weekend of #milhist discussion
Keep an eye out for our future events, but in the meantime we're off for a sleep!
Really enjoyed @ruadhansa.bsky.social presentation on officer selection in the Black Watch as part of the #sahr2025 'Leadership and Motivation' panel.
I've been fortunate to hear Ruadhán speak about his fantastic research on a couple of occasions now - another excellent talk!
#Skystorians
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The second of our #sahr2025 keynotes gets started - @thehistorygirl1.bsky.social speaking about civilian identity during and after the British military experience in #fww
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One of our last #sahr2025 panels features Severine Angers, speaking about how Felicia Hemans' poetry was influenced by her brothers, who wrote her letters from their service in the #NapoleonicWars
Two excellent talks from Mark Bennett and Paul Knight as part of the 'Learning and Development' panel. Lots to think about!
#sahr2025
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The joys of conferencing is the socialising and networking done both during and after the presentations. Pictured here are some of last nights post-keynote festivities - but what have been your highlights of #sahr2025 so far?
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The first keynote of #sahr2025 being delivered by @zwhitehistory.bsky.social, as he considers the treatment of the dead in the #napoleonic period - a significant focus of his recent work
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Continuing in the theme of health, but this time from the 1990s up to the present day from @sjolley.bsky.social at #sahr2025
A brilliant first panel at #sahr2025 - 'British, Indian and Commonwealth Army Training in North Africa and the Middle East, 1941-45.
Great talks from @meganahamilton.bsky.social, James Halstead and Sam Wallace - very informative and lots of notes taken!
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The first of our forays into British army health at #sahr2025 - this time in the 18th century! Featuring
@nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social, Tom Golding-Lee, and Dr Martin Howard
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One of our first #sahr2025 speakers @markshearwood.bsky.social talks about desertion and mutiny in the late 17th century army of James II!
Very much looking forward to #sahr2025 today, albeit listening in from the comfort of my living room!
#Skystorians
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And #sahr2025 kicks off with an opportunity for our early career scholars to network and socialise!
