Mark Jones
@mark18681918.bsky.social
PhD student @cardiffuni.bsky.social/Prifysgol Caerdyd. Critical historian researching regimental identity, organisational culture & learning processes within the British Army during the Cold War.
https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/research-staff/jonesma19
https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/research-staff/jonesma19
Well, it's that time of year when book buying goes into overdrive! This year's theme is definitely PhD research related (and what's a PhD loan for anyway?)
Peter Taylor's trilogy is still essential reading for the conflict in Northern Ireland and will be amongst...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
Peter Taylor's trilogy is still essential reading for the conflict in Northern Ireland and will be amongst...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Well, it's that time of year when book buying goes into overdrive! This year's theme is definitely PhD research related (and what's a PhD loan for anyway?)
Peter Taylor's trilogy is still essential reading for the conflict in Northern Ireland and will be amongst...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
Peter Taylor's trilogy is still essential reading for the conflict in Northern Ireland and will be amongst...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
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What's left of Gaza:
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What's left of Gaza:
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
Black—urban neighborhoods the IDF has fully demolished with earthmovers etc.
White—undemolished urban neighborhoods (with varying levels of major damage from 2 years of bombing, artillery, and ground fighting)
Yellow—IDF-controlled (white areas liable to further demolition)
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Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
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I'm reviewing this book for the JAH; just wanted to put it on the radar of the nat sec crowd. Probably the most thorough and insightful account of Somalia I've encountered.
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I'm reviewing this book for the JAH; just wanted to put it on the radar of the nat sec crowd. Probably the most thorough and insightful account of Somalia I've encountered.
Early this week, I finished Christian Tripodi's "The Unknown Enemy".
It's a book that's been on the radar for some time and it was certainly worth the wait. Tripodi has skillfully critiqued the concept of 'political warfare' in counterinsurgency, utilising...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians #COIN
It's a book that's been on the radar for some time and it was certainly worth the wait. Tripodi has skillfully critiqued the concept of 'political warfare' in counterinsurgency, utilising...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians #COIN
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Early this week, I finished Christian Tripodi's "The Unknown Enemy".
It's a book that's been on the radar for some time and it was certainly worth the wait. Tripodi has skillfully critiqued the concept of 'political warfare' in counterinsurgency, utilising...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians #COIN
It's a book that's been on the radar for some time and it was certainly worth the wait. Tripodi has skillfully critiqued the concept of 'political warfare' in counterinsurgency, utilising...
#HistBookChat #Skystorians #COIN
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🚨 Delighted to share that I have signed with Bloomsbury to write my first book: a study of Australia's involvement and strategic interests in the Middle East and Mediterranean in WW2.
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🚨 Delighted to share that I have signed with Bloomsbury to write my first book: a study of Australia's involvement and strategic interests in the Middle East and Mediterranean in WW2.
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Wartime entertainment was just some toothy bloke with a ukulele. Hold my beer! Excited to be presenting a topic close to my heart on @ww2tv.bsky.social in early December! #histbookchat
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Wartime entertainment was just some toothy bloke with a ukulele. Hold my beer! Excited to be presenting a topic close to my heart on @ww2tv.bsky.social in early December! #histbookchat
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As an Iraq War scholar, I want to write a "Here's Why We Shouldn't Invade Venezuela" article, but it feels trite and pointless, like writing a piece on "Here's Why You Should Step Around that Piece of Dog Crap" article.
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
As an Iraq War scholar, I want to write a "Here's Why We Shouldn't Invade Venezuela" article, but it feels trite and pointless, like writing a piece on "Here's Why You Should Step Around that Piece of Dog Crap" article.
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One in twenty Reform councillors elected in May 2025 has left by the Autumn
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected
An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected
An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
www.politicshome.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
One in twenty Reform councillors elected in May 2025 has left by the Autumn
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected
An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected
An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Well that’s that. Very officially done and dusted PhD. Cheers.
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Well that’s that. Very officially done and dusted PhD. Cheers.
I'm conscious I promised a review of @swbfolsom.bsky.social's "Where Youth and Laughter Go" and have singularly failed to deliver this.
Suffice to say, this is an excellent memoir of a battalion commander, written in a reasoned, sober and truly 'warts and all' manner
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
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Suffice to say, this is an excellent memoir of a battalion commander, written in a reasoned, sober and truly 'warts and all' manner
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
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Bit late to the party, but very much enjoying these two.
@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.
#HistBookChat
@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.
#HistBookChat
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I'm conscious I promised a review of @swbfolsom.bsky.social's "Where Youth and Laughter Go" and have singularly failed to deliver this.
Suffice to say, this is an excellent memoir of a battalion commander, written in a reasoned, sober and truly 'warts and all' manner
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
1/
Suffice to say, this is an excellent memoir of a battalion commander, written in a reasoned, sober and truly 'warts and all' manner
#HistBookChat #Skystorians
1/
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#histbookchat after fighting in the middle east in volume 1 the lads of the 2/12th Battalion head back to Australia and a new enemy the Japanese in volume 2.
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
#histbookchat after fighting in the middle east in volume 1 the lads of the 2/12th Battalion head back to Australia and a new enemy the Japanese in volume 2.
Incredibly sad news coming out from Ottawa.
I really enjoyed Tim Cook's work - he had a rare talent for combining quality research with a style of writing that could engage all readers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I really enjoyed Tim Cook's work - he had a rare talent for combining quality research with a style of writing that could engage all readers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54 | CBC News
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
www.cbc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Incredibly sad news coming out from Ottawa.
I really enjoyed Tim Cook's work - he had a rare talent for combining quality research with a style of writing that could engage all readers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I really enjoyed Tim Cook's work - he had a rare talent for combining quality research with a style of writing that could engage all readers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies at 54 | CBC News
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
www.cbc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Incredibly sad news coming out from Ottawa.
I really enjoyed Tim Cook's work - he had a rare talent for combining quality research with a style of writing that could engage all readers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I really enjoyed Tim Cook's work - he had a rare talent for combining quality research with a style of writing that could engage all readers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The very first drone attack on US forces in Iraq after 10/7 by Shiite militias targeted the 2/10 Mountain JOC at Irbil Airport and wounded the brigade command sergeant major
An Army brigade's trial by fire against Iranian drones
Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Brigade Combat Team took out more than 100 one-way attack drones in 2023.
taskandpurpose.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The very first drone attack on US forces in Iraq after 10/7 by Shiite militias targeted the 2/10 Mountain JOC at Irbil Airport and wounded the brigade command sergeant major
This is excellent 👇
Also, I now want Smarties for breakfast.
Also, I now want Smarties for breakfast.
Are you a little confused about how Ireland’s Presidential Election works?
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
Fear not: I have once again picked up some 🔴 popular 🟠 coloured 🟡 chocolate-based 🟢 confectionary 🔵 treats 🟣 to show how the #aras25 votes are counted.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This is excellent 👇
Also, I now want Smarties for breakfast.
Also, I now want Smarties for breakfast.
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It's been incredible this week to see something that I, along with many others, have been working on for several years... "Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus" exhibit at the Imperial War Museum in London. The exhibition represents a significant evolution... 1/6
October 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It's been incredible this week to see something that I, along with many others, have been working on for several years... "Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus" exhibit at the Imperial War Museum in London. The exhibition represents a significant evolution... 1/6
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Out this morning doing a Doctors and Diseases walking tour for @belfastfestival.bsky.social looking at Belfast’s medical history. Next two walks on 1.11.25, at 11am & 2pm. Book via the QR Code or 2025: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/drs-an...
October 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Out this morning doing a Doctors and Diseases walking tour for @belfastfestival.bsky.social looking at Belfast’s medical history. Next two walks on 1.11.25, at 11am & 2pm. Book via the QR Code or 2025: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/drs-an...
I have no doubt this will be an excellent (and much needed) exhibition. Looking forward to visiting on my next research trip.
Now open at IWM London, our brand new special exhibition Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus. It's fascinating, it's revelatory and it's FREE. Do come and see it!
www.iwm.org.uk/events/emerg...
www.iwm.org.uk/events/emerg...
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I have no doubt this will be an excellent (and much needed) exhibition. Looking forward to visiting on my next research trip.
Bit late to the party, but very much enjoying these two.
@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.
#HistBookChat
@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.
#HistBookChat
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bit late to the party, but very much enjoying these two.
@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.
#HistBookChat
@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.
#HistBookChat
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#OTD 13 October 1915. An awful day for the counties of the North Midlands as their fathers, husbands and sons met a bloody repluse in their attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt, a phase of the Battle of Loos. #ww1 #genealogy
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#OTD 13 October 1915. An awful day for the counties of the North Midlands as their fathers, husbands and sons met a bloody repluse in their attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt, a phase of the Battle of Loos. #ww1 #genealogy
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I spent some time on planes this week, so I got to read two entries for #histbookchat and #photofriday - “The Dawn of Everything - A New History of Humanity” by David Graeber and David Wengrow, and “British Infantry Battalion Commanders in the First World War” by Peter E Hodgkinson
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I spent some time on planes this week, so I got to read two entries for #histbookchat and #photofriday - “The Dawn of Everything - A New History of Humanity” by David Graeber and David Wengrow, and “British Infantry Battalion Commanders in the First World War” by Peter E Hodgkinson
Increased confidence to undertake & publish research, which in turn led to an MA, the (very early stages) of a PhD, a few magazines articles, a journal paper, a conference appearance, and (hopefully next year) a book chapter.
For all its faults, I doubt this would have happened without Social Media
For all its faults, I doubt this would have happened without Social Media
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Increased confidence to undertake & publish research, which in turn led to an MA, the (very early stages) of a PhD, a few magazines articles, a journal paper, a conference appearance, and (hopefully next year) a book chapter.
For all its faults, I doubt this would have happened without Social Media
For all its faults, I doubt this would have happened without Social Media
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Shout out to all my fellow arts and humanities graduates in the UK with our rip off degrees- many of us may not be the biggest earners but I would argue have generally been considerably better contributors to society than vast majority of the Tory party.
October 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Shout out to all my fellow arts and humanities graduates in the UK with our rip off degrees- many of us may not be the biggest earners but I would argue have generally been considerably better contributors to society than vast majority of the Tory party.
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I was one of a handful of white kids at my school in the city. It enriched my life and worldview
✏️ Kieran Connell
✏️ Kieran Connell
What Robert Jenrick doesn’t understand about Birmingham
I was one of a handful of white kids at my school in the city. It enriched my life and worldview
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I was one of a handful of white kids at my school in the city. It enriched my life and worldview
✏️ Kieran Connell
✏️ Kieran Connell