H.G.W. Davie
@hgwdavie.bsky.social
Visiting Research Fellow East Centre UEA - writes about Soviet Logistics in SWW, General Military Transport & Logistics, Railways, Horse-drawn Vehicles
Visting Lecturer University Wolverhampton, MA SWW Eastern Europe and Holocaust
Visting Lecturer University Wolverhampton, MA SWW Eastern Europe and Holocaust
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RAISE YOUR VOICE:
Now is the time to pledge your support for banning octopus farming. Octopus farming would be an ethical and environmental disaster, but with enough public support, we can protect octopuses from a lifetime of suffering:
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Now is the time to pledge your support for banning octopus farming. Octopus farming would be an ethical and environmental disaster, but with enough public support, we can protect octopuses from a lifetime of suffering:
secure.everyaction.com/lE4sjpZgqUST...
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
RAISE YOUR VOICE:
Now is the time to pledge your support for banning octopus farming. Octopus farming would be an ethical and environmental disaster, but with enough public support, we can protect octopuses from a lifetime of suffering:
secure.everyaction.com/lE4sjpZgqUST...
Now is the time to pledge your support for banning octopus farming. Octopus farming would be an ethical and environmental disaster, but with enough public support, we can protect octopuses from a lifetime of suffering:
secure.everyaction.com/lE4sjpZgqUST...
The BBC as national broadcaster has just imploded with the resignation of Davie, virtually admitting that the Beeb is biased. If either Fragage or Conservatives get into power in the next Parliament, I think we will see it torn down and politicised into another GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The BBC as national broadcaster has just imploded with the resignation of Davie, virtually admitting that the Beeb is biased. If either Fragage or Conservatives get into power in the next Parliament, I think we will see it torn down and politicised into another GB News.
Watching @davidolusoga.bsky.social and his new show "A Gun through Time"
A social history of the Brown Bess, Lee Enfield SMLE, Thompson sub machine gun and Maxim machine gun.
A social history of the Brown Bess, Lee Enfield SMLE, Thompson sub machine gun and Maxim machine gun.
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching @davidolusoga.bsky.social and his new show "A Gun through Time"
A social history of the Brown Bess, Lee Enfield SMLE, Thompson sub machine gun and Maxim machine gun.
A social history of the Brown Bess, Lee Enfield SMLE, Thompson sub machine gun and Maxim machine gun.
Wonderful 'Ghost Trains' paper!
🚨2 DAYS LEFT!🚨
FREE access to 17 brilliant #RailwayHistory articles from the Journal of Transport History - AVAILABLE NOW!
For #Railway200 the JTH has put together a virtual collection of articles - & until 10 November they're free!
#JTH
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
FREE access to 17 brilliant #RailwayHistory articles from the Journal of Transport History - AVAILABLE NOW!
For #Railway200 the JTH has put together a virtual collection of articles - & until 10 November they're free!
#JTH
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Wonderful 'Ghost Trains' paper!
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How the Witch of November doomed the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ #Science #Other hashtag 1: #EdmundFitzgerald 2: #MaritimeHistory 3: #GreatLakes
How the Witch of November doomed the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’
On the afternoon of November 9, 1975, when the SS Edmund Fitzgerald set out on its 746-mile run from Superior, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, Lake Superior was mostly calm. Even so, the crew likely...
purescience.news
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
How the Witch of November doomed the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ #Science #Other hashtag 1: #EdmundFitzgerald 2: #MaritimeHistory 3: #GreatLakes
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T-34 tank driving through the streets of Moscow #OTD in 1941. The annual parade commemorating the October Revolution was still held that year despite the nearing German forces. Troops marching in the parade continued towards the front lines to fight in defense of Moscow. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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On 16 July 1936, following a decree issued by the Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick for ‘Combating the Gypsy Plague’, 600 Roma and Sinti living in Berlin were arrested and taken to the Marzahn detention camp.
📸 Roma inmates in the Berlin-Marzahn camp, date unknown. Landesarchiv Berlin.
📸 Roma inmates in the Berlin-Marzahn camp, date unknown. Landesarchiv Berlin.
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On 16 July 1936, following a decree issued by the Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick for ‘Combating the Gypsy Plague’, 600 Roma and Sinti living in Berlin were arrested and taken to the Marzahn detention camp.
📸 Roma inmates in the Berlin-Marzahn camp, date unknown. Landesarchiv Berlin.
📸 Roma inmates in the Berlin-Marzahn camp, date unknown. Landesarchiv Berlin.
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The ‘leading academics’ were from History Reclaimed
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The ‘leading academics’ were from History Reclaimed
Latest reading has turned up, what's not to like about a book about microfiche!
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Latest reading has turned up, what's not to like about a book about microfiche!
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Today one Russian paper warns that “one Poseidon drone would be enough to send that cocky little island [Britain] to the bottom of the sea.” Other papers: “[China’s] imports of Russian oil down 21%”, plus “increased risk of bankruptcy” for Russian companies. #ReadingRussia
"China's imports of Russian oil down 21% - Russian paper
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Today one Russian paper warns that “one Poseidon drone would be enough to send that cocky little island [Britain] to the bottom of the sea.” Other papers: “[China’s] imports of Russian oil down 21%”, plus “increased risk of bankruptcy” for Russian companies. #ReadingRussia
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I'm really enjoying "Once Upon a Time in Space". I was, however, fascinated by the different versions of the same events in episode 2 "The Russian Thing" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... and the 1998 Horizon documentary "Mir Mortals" (link below). 1/2
BBC Two - Once Upon a Time in Space, Series 1, The Russian Thing
When the Soviet Union falls, Russia welcomes US astronauts to their space station, Mir.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I'm really enjoying "Once Upon a Time in Space". I was, however, fascinated by the different versions of the same events in episode 2 "The Russian Thing" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... and the 1998 Horizon documentary "Mir Mortals" (link below). 1/2
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Some Russian papers showcase the country’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile and underwater drone. Another paper: “Citizens have begun to actively economise on food.” #ReadingRussia
"Russians have begun to actively economise on food.” - Russian paper
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Some Russian papers showcase the country’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile and underwater drone. Another paper: “Citizens have begun to actively economise on food.” #ReadingRussia
Amazing, spent the morning listening to politicians praising the police and ambulance crews and never mentioning railway staff. Now announced that one of the most seriously injured was the train manager. Railway staff did brilliantly in getting train to the station nearest help.
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Amazing, spent the morning listening to politicians praising the police and ambulance crews and never mentioning railway staff. Now announced that one of the most seriously injured was the train manager. Railway staff did brilliantly in getting train to the station nearest help.
Praise should be give to LNR staff on the train for raising the alarm and the National Rail staff for diverting a high speed train off the main East Coast line and onto the local line so that the train could be grought to a halt at Huntingdon where the police were waiting. Stellar performance.
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Praise should be give to LNR staff on the train for raising the alarm and the National Rail staff for diverting a high speed train off the main East Coast line and onto the local line so that the train could be grought to a halt at Huntingdon where the police were waiting. Stellar performance.
Chilling effect of Ukraine-Russia War is beginning to spread through academia. I know of researchers being banned from doing research, other being detained at the airport by Counter-Terrorism Police. The use of the Counter-Terrorism Act against people mirrors its use against climate protestors
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Chilling effect of Ukraine-Russia War is beginning to spread through academia. I know of researchers being banned from doing research, other being detained at the airport by Counter-Terrorism Police. The use of the Counter-Terrorism Act against people mirrors its use against climate protestors
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My (very old) kindle is finally dying. I see Bookshop.org do ebooks now. Any e-ink device suggestions anyone?
I'm generally keen to not give Amazon more money than i have to these days.
I'm generally keen to not give Amazon more money than i have to these days.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
My (very old) kindle is finally dying. I see Bookshop.org do ebooks now. Any e-ink device suggestions anyone?
I'm generally keen to not give Amazon more money than i have to these days.
I'm generally keen to not give Amazon more money than i have to these days.
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and "Espionage and destructive activities of the communist and Soviet secret services on the territory of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes (Yugoslavia) in the 1920s and 1930s" by Andrzej Krzak... We've got a handful of book reviews as well, noted in in the next post...
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
and "Espionage and destructive activities of the communist and Soviet secret services on the territory of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes (Yugoslavia) in the 1920s and 1930s" by Andrzej Krzak... We've got a handful of book reviews as well, noted in in the next post...
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‘The longer the war lasts, the harder it gets.’ Heinz Guderian’s Private Letters in Operation Typhoon (October-December 1941), from David Stahel...
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
‘The longer the war lasts, the harder it gets.’ Heinz Guderian’s Private Letters in Operation Typhoon (October-December 1941), from David Stahel...
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Looking for a distraction from the news? Turn your attention the latest JSMS issue found here www.tandfonline.com/toc/fslv20/3..., volume 38, issue 3, including papers about fascists, and antifascists... we'll let you delve into which is which...
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
Volume 38, Issue 3 of The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
www.tandfonline.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Looking for a distraction from the news? Turn your attention the latest JSMS issue found here www.tandfonline.com/toc/fslv20/3..., volume 38, issue 3, including papers about fascists, and antifascists... we'll let you delve into which is which...
Shock! horror! universities take credit for other peoples work has been going on from Sutton Hoo right up to Richard III
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice | Steve Coogan
I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Shock! horror! universities take credit for other peoples work has been going on from Sutton Hoo right up to Richard III
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Saturday 1 November 2025, 14.00-15.00
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
Everything for the Front! Red Army resource management 1941-1945
HGW Davie, discusses how the Soviet Red Army mobilised during the German-Soviet War 1941-45 to ensure supplies of armaments, fuel and food.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Saturday 1 November 2025, 14.00-15.00
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
Saturday 1 November 2025, 14.00-15.00
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
Everything for the Front! Red Army resource management 1941-1945
HGW Davie, discusses how the Soviet Red Army mobilised during the German-Soviet War 1941-45 to ensure supplies of armaments, fuel and food.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Saturday 1 November 2025, 14.00-15.00
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
In-person Talk at the SCRSS centre: HGW Davie on Everything for the Front! Resource Management in the Red Army During the German-Soviet War 1941-45
The usual tale of the USSR during the Second World War is one of successful
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The patient. 🩷she thanks everyone rooting for her, we should know more tomorrow about how things are going. All we want is for her to be pain free and have a good quality of life.
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The patient. 🩷she thanks everyone rooting for her, we should know more tomorrow about how things are going. All we want is for her to be pain free and have a good quality of life.
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We are pleased to invite you to this #PROLang roundtable event, which will examine the results of Romanian Presidential election, their causes and the consequences for politics and society in Romania and the Romanian diasporas.
🗓️ 25 November at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️ 25 November at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are pleased to invite you to this #PROLang roundtable event, which will examine the results of Romanian Presidential election, their causes and the consequences for politics and society in Romania and the Romanian diasporas.
🗓️ 25 November at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️ 25 November at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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'Several university libraries have already indicated they are open to dropping deals with at least one of the publishers....[On] 14 October, the University of Sheffield said its executive board had agreed to “significantly reduce library spending on resources over a three-year period”.' 3/3
October 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
'Several university libraries have already indicated they are open to dropping deals with at least one of the publishers....[On] 14 October, the University of Sheffield said its executive board had agreed to “significantly reduce library spending on resources over a three-year period”.' 3/3