Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
Civil servant by day, historian by night. Researching the military in British India. Accidental First World War historian. WFA Universities Trustee. Husband & Dad. Views my own.
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Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
· Nov 19
So many new followers, I thought I’d do an #aboutme 🧵
I’m Adam, I’m an ‘independent’ historian - which in real terms means no one would give me a full time job - so I now work part time and take care of my kids.
I drive for work which enables me to devour a lot of history podcasts.
I’m Adam, I’m an ‘independent’ historian - which in real terms means no one would give me a full time job - so I now work part time and take care of my kids.
I drive for work which enables me to devour a lot of history podcasts.
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Olusoga has been terrible all game, awful advert for historians.
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Olusoga has been terrible all game, awful advert for historians.
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
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Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
You can now register for my upcoming WFA webinar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
ONLINE: Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918 | The Western Front Association
www.westernfrontassociation.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
As I put the finishing touches to my paper for Saturday I am beginning to get imposter syndrome, in part because I am not a Gallipoli historian, though I have enjoyed researching it for this. And also because of the strength of the other speakers.
Looking forward to it regardless!
Looking forward to it regardless!
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
As I put the finishing touches to my paper for Saturday I am beginning to get imposter syndrome, in part because I am not a Gallipoli historian, though I have enjoyed researching it for this. And also because of the strength of the other speakers.
Looking forward to it regardless!
Looking forward to it regardless!
This AI stuff will never catch on, look at the state of this PowerPoint it came up with for me!
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This AI stuff will never catch on, look at the state of this PowerPoint it came up with for me!
80 years of JCB. A bit of British and local (to me) history.
Plus this display is cool!
Plus this display is cool!
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
80 years of JCB. A bit of British and local (to me) history.
Plus this display is cool!
Plus this display is cool!
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Militarizing Marriage is now OpenAccess!
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
Militarizing Marriage
Following tirailleurs sénégalais’ deployments in West Africa, Congo, Madagascar, North Africa, Syria-Lebanon, Vietnam, and Algeria from the 1880s to 1962...
www.ohioswallow.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Militarizing Marriage is now OpenAccess!
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
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📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
Probably won’t have chance now until early in the new year but I really need to get myself to the British Library, it has been far too long!
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Probably won’t have chance now until early in the new year but I really need to get myself to the British Library, it has been far too long!
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
Constantly telling myself ‘I’ll get the laptop out tomorrow night after work’ means I’ve got lots of ideas, I’ve done a lot of reading and researching, but I’ve got just over a week to write my conference paper!
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Constantly telling myself ‘I’ll get the laptop out tomorrow night after work’ means I’ve got lots of ideas, I’ve done a lot of reading and researching, but I’ve got just over a week to write my conference paper!
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Not the Western Front Conference 2025 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 25th October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. buff.ly/4g8JKqq
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Not the Western Front Conference 2025 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 25th October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. buff.ly/4g8JKqq
Long time followers will know I’ve been working on the 1/25th County of London Cyclists & their time in India - mainly for a book chapter.
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
London Pride: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921 Volume 1: Peacetime, Society and the Transition to War: Amazon.co.uk: Fair, Charles, Hendry, Richard, Thorpe, Tom: 9781804518144:...
Buy London Pride: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921 Volume 1: Peacetime, Society and the Transition to War by Fair, Charles, Hendry, Richard, Thorpe, Tom (ISBN: 9781804518144) f...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Long time followers will know I’ve been working on the 1/25th County of London Cyclists & their time in India - mainly for a book chapter.
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
Nice couple of charity shop pick ups this morning.
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nice couple of charity shop pick ups this morning.
I’ve always wanted an action shot of me talking for a profile pic but it never seems to work out 🤣 always mid-sentence with a stupid look on my face 🙈
October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’ve always wanted an action shot of me talking for a profile pic but it never seems to work out 🤣 always mid-sentence with a stupid look on my face 🙈
I’ve been reading the dramatically entitled Hired to Kill Some Chapters of an Autobiography by John Morris. I was struck by this description of waiting to head to the Western Front as a private before subsequent commission and transfer to the Indian Army:
October 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’ve been reading the dramatically entitled Hired to Kill Some Chapters of an Autobiography by John Morris. I was struck by this description of waiting to head to the Western Front as a private before subsequent commission and transfer to the Indian Army:
Being a historian without an office means every so often I have to pull the banana boxes out of the cupboard, find the books I need & put away those I’ve done with.
It’s quite laborious!
But often results in me rediscovering a lot of titles I forgot I owned!
It’s quite laborious!
But often results in me rediscovering a lot of titles I forgot I owned!
October 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Being a historian without an office means every so often I have to pull the banana boxes out of the cupboard, find the books I need & put away those I’ve done with.
It’s quite laborious!
But often results in me rediscovering a lot of titles I forgot I owned!
It’s quite laborious!
But often results in me rediscovering a lot of titles I forgot I owned!
Enjoyed my day back at my old stomping ground @salforduni.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Enjoyed my day back at my old stomping ground @salforduni.bsky.social
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Ep369 – Army Pay Services – Dr John Black
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ep369 – Army Pay Services – Dr John Black
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
This week on MiD, Dr John Black, military historian and former pay sergeant, delves into the often-neglected history of the British Army Pay Services during the First World War.
kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep36...
I am really pleased to have been asked back to my old stomping ground to give a paper next week.
3 years at Salford as an undergraduate and 4 as a lecturer, it is the place where I grew as a person and historian.
3 years at Salford as an undergraduate and 4 as a lecturer, it is the place where I grew as a person and historian.
New lectures revealed for 25th anniversary of Contemporary Military History at Salford
A further series of special lectures will take place at the University of Salford over the coming months as we continue to mark 25 years of our groundbreaking BA Contemporary Military and Internationa...
www.salford.ac.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I am really pleased to have been asked back to my old stomping ground to give a paper next week.
3 years at Salford as an undergraduate and 4 as a lecturer, it is the place where I grew as a person and historian.
3 years at Salford as an undergraduate and 4 as a lecturer, it is the place where I grew as a person and historian.
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Anybody in the Stevenage area have available an accessible room or studio flat to rent?
My daughter is starting a PhD next week and the flat that we hoped she be in by now looks like it is going to fall through.
Thanks
My daughter is starting a PhD next week and the flat that we hoped she be in by now looks like it is going to fall through.
Thanks
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Anybody in the Stevenage area have available an accessible room or studio flat to rent?
My daughter is starting a PhD next week and the flat that we hoped she be in by now looks like it is going to fall through.
Thanks
My daughter is starting a PhD next week and the flat that we hoped she be in by now looks like it is going to fall through.
Thanks
The day job got me thinking about the history of prisons, especially during the Great War. So I thought I’d do some secondary reading
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
September 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The day job got me thinking about the history of prisons, especially during the Great War. So I thought I’d do some secondary reading
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
(which also means I’m putting off finishing my 2 upcoming papers)
Holiday booked for May next year to Normandy. The poor family don’t realise how much history they are going to be dragged around!
September 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Holiday booked for May next year to Normandy. The poor family don’t realise how much history they are going to be dragged around!