Dr David Spruce
@sprucey.bsky.social
Lecturer, MA and PhD in First World War and aviation history. Writing a book. RUSI Audit/Risk Com. Alzheimer's Research Treasurer. Former CEO, CFO, pig farmer(!) Harlequins. Wolves. Watch collector. Plays bass badly.Metal 🤘www.gonna-need-a-bigger-shelf.com
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Dr David Spruce
@sprucey.bsky.social
· Mar 2
Gonna Need A Bigger Shelf | Historical Book Shop Online
Discover Gonna Need A Bigger Shelf, your favorite online historical book shop. Browse rare and second-hand history and war books to enrich your collection.
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Please give me online bookstore a follow and a visit. I've got 700 on there so far with lots to come.
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“It’s a lot easier to destroy a thing than to build a thing.”
May 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“It’s a lot easier to destroy a thing than to build a thing.”
Today we celebrate Russia singlehandedly winning the Second World War…
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May 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Today we celebrate Russia singlehandedly winning the Second World War…
Proud to be helping Alzheimer’s Research UK in the quest for a cure to this cruel disease. Humbling to meet the amazing Adams brothers.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Proud to be helping Alzheimer’s Research UK in the quest for a cure to this cruel disease. Humbling to meet the amazing Adams brothers.
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Training in the Royal Flying Corps, Canada 1918 style! Lt 'Ned' Ballough from Daytona, Florida had signed up for the US draft in June 1917 but impatient, travelled to Toronto and joined the RFC. He (surprisingly!) survived the war, training recruits in Canada before returning safely to the US.
May 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Training in the Royal Flying Corps, Canada 1918 style! Lt 'Ned' Ballough from Daytona, Florida had signed up for the US draft in June 1917 but impatient, travelled to Toronto and joined the RFC. He (surprisingly!) survived the war, training recruits in Canada before returning safely to the US.
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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I’m so British. It’s 20 degrees so i sit out all day in the shade n get burned from the reflection off the table n floor… i mean wtf!?
a blue and white striped wall with a red crab in the background
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April 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’m so British. It’s 20 degrees so i sit out all day in the shade n get burned from the reflection off the table n floor… i mean wtf!?
I listen to Trump and think how? Then I remember the comical ‘argument’ i had in Alabama over whose Birmingham came first 😁
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April 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I listen to Trump and think how? Then I remember the comical ‘argument’ i had in Alabama over whose Birmingham came first 😁
Afternoon all 🕶️☀️
April 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Afternoon all 🕶️☀️
Ladies of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, or as this flying cadet called them Warned Against All Cadets 😄
April 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ladies of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, or as this flying cadet called them Warned Against All Cadets 😄
Surprisingly moved after finding a roll up with tobacco still inside in Air Mechanic Ernest Dobson’s Pay Book.
He joined the RFC as a boy mechanic in 1917 and left in 1922.
He joined the RFC as a boy mechanic in 1917 and left in 1922.
April 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Surprisingly moved after finding a roll up with tobacco still inside in Air Mechanic Ernest Dobson’s Pay Book.
He joined the RFC as a boy mechanic in 1917 and left in 1922.
He joined the RFC as a boy mechanic in 1917 and left in 1922.
Not all corporate days were bad. This was one hell of an evening. How many legends can you name (aside from me 😁🤔)?
April 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Not all corporate days were bad. This was one hell of an evening. How many legends can you name (aside from me 😁🤔)?
Allies insulted by surnames, enemies appealed to by first names. I’m sure that’s how we all jive….
April 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Allies insulted by surnames, enemies appealed to by first names. I’m sure that’s how we all jive….
Trump not without precedent …from 1933 newspapers. #skystorians
April 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Trump not without precedent …from 1933 newspapers. #skystorians
For many of us who have tramped the Western Front, this book was the initial guidebook of choice. First time, I've seen one signed by Rose herself. For sale here.
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Before Endeavours Fade - Rose Coombs | Need A Bigger Shelf
Such a famous book and still a must for anyone visiting the battlefields. Rare signed copy by Rose.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
An anecdote to the ‘myth of Billy Mitchell’. The real first man of American military aviation. Also helped the RAF grow by lending Texan airfields to boost training in return for the training of hundreds of American pilots and thousands of mechanics.
#skystorians #histbookchat
#skystorians #histbookchat
April 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
An anecdote to the ‘myth of Billy Mitchell’. The real first man of American military aviation. Also helped the RAF grow by lending Texan airfields to boost training in return for the training of hundreds of American pilots and thousands of mechanics.
#skystorians #histbookchat
#skystorians #histbookchat
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This product is so good that you don’t even mind when it leaks all over your refrigerator because it fell on its side and somehow manages to do it every single time you buy it. That’s just the bargain you make with this stern old woman
April 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This product is so good that you don’t even mind when it leaks all over your refrigerator because it fell on its side and somehow manages to do it every single time you buy it. That’s just the bargain you make with this stern old woman
Ludlow Castle on a sunny day ❤️
April 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Ludlow Castle on a sunny day ❤️
Hey Siri, what’s an insider trader?
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April 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hey Siri, what’s an insider trader?
Hmmm if you were thinking of spending the equiv of ~30k on a new car, would you go for the Chinese or US car!? 🤔
April 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hmmm if you were thinking of spending the equiv of ~30k on a new car, would you go for the Chinese or US car!? 🤔
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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Sales to Canada, Germany and Scotland this week. All of them rare beauties. Thank you! #histbookchat #skystorians
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April 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Sales to Canada, Germany and Scotland this week. All of them rare beauties. Thank you! #histbookchat #skystorians
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