Thanks to the generosity of the Clore Duffield Foundation we are recruiting a specialist Holocaust curator at IWM. This is an exciting role that'll be responsible for IWM’s internationally significant Holocaust collections and galleries. Details here:
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On Friday 7 November 2025 @uhiperth.bsky.social is hosting a conference on Scotland and the Second World War, titled 'Bannocks & Bombs: Scotland & World War Two'. The conference is open to the public and free to attend. Further details, including a list of speakers and topics, are attached.

Exciting news: the printed proof of my latest book, 'The Air Defence System in Scotland 1938-46' has arrived. A final proof check, create the index and it will be ready for the publication date of 19 March 2026. www.sidestone.com/books/the-ai...

COMING SOON:
The Air Defence System in Scotland 1938-46
by Ian Brown

📙 Pre-order now to get €5,- off
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#WW2 #airdefence #Scotland

My second solo book, a companion to the best-selling 'Radar in Scotland 1938-46' is now available to pre-order: www.sidestone.com/books/?q=Air...

The thin line of concrete around one of the Transmitter Blocks at Saligo Chain Home radar station in Islay, to which the camouflage netting was secured, is mostly still visible, but in the current dry weather the line can be easily followed under the turf.

"Don't let perfect get in the way of good." This was a mantra of Robert Watson-Watt, inventor of radar. He said "accept third best because second best comes too late and best never comes."

I love my job, all the more so knowing our aircraft are always happy to see me

Cleaning insulators on one of the wooden receiver towers at Saligo Chain Home radar station clearly didn't involve extensive health and safety precautions

In April 2022, after 36 years of research, my book about radar during the Second World War was finally published.