Second World War Studies Edinburgh
@swwstudiesedin.bsky.social
Second World War Studies is based at the University of Edinburgh. We host the Second World War Network (Scotland), funded by the RSE (2021-23), & set up by Profs Wendy Ugolini & Toby Kelly
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/swwnetworkscotland/
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/swwnetworkscotland/
Thanks to Drs George Hay @cwgc.bsky.social & Talat Ahmed @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social for speaking to the CWGC #SWW report, 'Remembering the Dead of the British Empire' at our round table event.
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks to Drs George Hay @cwgc.bsky.social & Talat Ahmed @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social for speaking to the CWGC #SWW report, 'Remembering the Dead of the British Empire' at our round table event.
Very excited about our event with @cwgc.bsky.social tomorrow, 'Commemorating the dead of the #SWW'. Key speakers, Drs George Hay and Talat Ahmed:
Tomorrow! Commemorating the dead of the Second World War – Commonwealth War Graves Commission round table. More information and tickets (free): edin.ac/4pOlSyx
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #SWW #WWII #War #CWGC
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #SWW #WWII #War #CWGC
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very excited about our event with @cwgc.bsky.social tomorrow, 'Commemorating the dead of the #SWW'. Key speakers, Drs George Hay and Talat Ahmed:
An absolute bargain from our co-founder 😊
My book, 'Wales in England 1914-1945', is available at its lowest price yet: a whacking ✨️65% off✨️. How ideas of Wales and Welshness influenced two generations of English soldiers, writers, and politicians:
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
Wales in England, 1914-1945: A Social, Cultural, and Military History: Amazon.co.uk: Ugolini, Wendy: 9780198863274: Books
Buy Wales in England, 1914-1945: A Social, Cultural, and Military History by Ugolini, Wendy (ISBN: 9780198863274) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
An absolute bargain from our co-founder 😊
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Can someone kindly help me with a bibliographical query? Any publications on the #Greek govt-in-exile in #WW2, beside Clogg´s & Papastratis'? I can read #Greek with some understanding but searches are difficult. @swwstudiesedin.bsky.social @ndh-network.bsky.social @greekhistory.bsky.social?
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Can someone kindly help me with a bibliographical query? Any publications on the #Greek govt-in-exile in #WW2, beside Clogg´s & Papastratis'? I can read #Greek with some understanding but searches are difficult. @swwstudiesedin.bsky.social @ndh-network.bsky.social @greekhistory.bsky.social?
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This is a crucial moment to safeguard our collective memory, especially as efforts to erase our histories grow stronger. Become a monthly donor and ensure stories of Japanese American WWII incarceration—and the lessons they carry—remain visible, powerful, and protected. densho.org/historykeepe...
August 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is a crucial moment to safeguard our collective memory, especially as efforts to erase our histories grow stronger. Become a monthly donor and ensure stories of Japanese American WWII incarceration—and the lessons they carry—remain visible, powerful, and protected. densho.org/historykeepe...
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Amazon UK is apparently 'price pulsing' my book. This means some days it is £90, but today it is £31!!! Grab this bargain whilst you can 😁
August 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Amazon UK is apparently 'price pulsing' my book. This means some days it is £90, but today it is £31!!! Grab this bargain whilst you can 😁
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On the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, 'The History Podcast' on BBC Sounds releases 'The Second Map', presented by Kavita Puri bit.ly/45m1vR2
Three episodes tell the story of Britain's war against Japan in WWII. Guest contributors include RHS President @lucynoakes1.bsky.social #Skystorians
Three episodes tell the story of Britain's war against Japan in WWII. Guest contributors include RHS President @lucynoakes1.bsky.social #Skystorians
BBC Sounds - The History Podcast - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The History Podcast on BBC Sounds.
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August 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
On the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, 'The History Podcast' on BBC Sounds releases 'The Second Map', presented by Kavita Puri bit.ly/45m1vR2
Three episodes tell the story of Britain's war against Japan in WWII. Guest contributors include RHS President @lucynoakes1.bsky.social #Skystorians
Three episodes tell the story of Britain's war against Japan in WWII. Guest contributors include RHS President @lucynoakes1.bsky.social #Skystorians
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In this week of VJ Day, the story of Chaplain Fred Stallard - a POW who survived his ordeal through art and captured the faces of his comrades
Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp
www.thetimes.com/article/937a...
Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp
www.thetimes.com/article/937a...
Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp
Sketches of British and Commonwealth PoWs from the Second World War are on display for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day
www.thetimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
In this week of VJ Day, the story of Chaplain Fred Stallard - a POW who survived his ordeal through art and captured the faces of his comrades
Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp
www.thetimes.com/article/937a...
Artistic chaplain charted life in Japanese prisoner of war camp
www.thetimes.com/article/937a...
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My book, 'Wales in England 1914-1945. A Social, Cultural, & Military History', is currently available at a more affordable price (✨️58% off✨️). How ideas of Wales and Welshness influenced two generations of English soldiers & writers:
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
July 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My book, 'Wales in England 1914-1945. A Social, Cultural, & Military History', is currently available at a more affordable price (✨️58% off✨️). How ideas of Wales and Welshness influenced two generations of English soldiers & writers:
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Wales-Englan...
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Delighted to see that my book Joining Up is published today, a mere 11 years after I started writing it. You can read it for free here: doi.org/10.7765/9781...
@manchesterup.bsky.social
@manchesterup.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Delighted to see that my book Joining Up is published today, a mere 11 years after I started writing it. You can read it for free here: doi.org/10.7765/9781...
@manchesterup.bsky.social
@manchesterup.bsky.social
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This by @matteatonmedia.bsky.social is a nice find on considerations on troop morale in early 1942.
#ww2 #morale
@alanallport.bsky.social @cedricmas.bsky.social
#ww2 #morale
@alanallport.bsky.social @cedricmas.bsky.social
‘Morale is a psychological problem like sex’
Finding easter eggs in the National Archive
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June 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This by @matteatonmedia.bsky.social is a nice find on considerations on troop morale in early 1942.
#ww2 #morale
@alanallport.bsky.social @cedricmas.bsky.social
#ww2 #morale
@alanallport.bsky.social @cedricmas.bsky.social
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Considerations on Troop Morale
This is a nice archive find by Matt Eaton. It deals with the challenges of morale/motivation at a time of the war when things were looking very bleak. In April 1942, the Japanese forces were roaming over Asia and the Pacific at will. In North Africa, the first…
This is a nice archive find by Matt Eaton. It deals with the challenges of morale/motivation at a time of the war when things were looking very bleak. In April 1942, the Japanese forces were roaming over Asia and the Pacific at will. In North Africa, the first…
Considerations on Troop Morale
This is a nice archive find by Matt Eaton. It deals with the challenges of morale/motivation at a time of the war when things were looking very bleak. In April 1942, the Japanese forces were roaming over Asia and the Pacific at will. In North Africa, the first British army-level offensive had just ended in a whimper, with much of the gains lost to Rommel’s brilliant counter stroke in January 1942.
rommelsriposte.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Considerations on Troop Morale
This is a nice archive find by Matt Eaton. It deals with the challenges of morale/motivation at a time of the war when things were looking very bleak. In April 1942, the Japanese forces were roaming over Asia and the Pacific at will. In North Africa, the first…
This is a nice archive find by Matt Eaton. It deals with the challenges of morale/motivation at a time of the war when things were looking very bleak. In April 1942, the Japanese forces were roaming over Asia and the Pacific at will. In North Africa, the first…
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If it's a departmental poster, it must be happening...
June 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If it's a departmental poster, it must be happening...
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Visited The Robin Chapel today, an exquisite #SWW memorial to Lt. Robin Tudsbery (1919-45). It is situated within a disabled veterans' housing scheme in Craigmillar, set up by his grieving parents.
June 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Visited The Robin Chapel today, an exquisite #SWW memorial to Lt. Robin Tudsbery (1919-45). It is situated within a disabled veterans' housing scheme in Craigmillar, set up by his grieving parents.
In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s
19 June 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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19 June 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/in-the...
In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s
In 1939, Leo and Greta Neumann established the fashion business ‘Rima Model Gowns’ at 8 St. George Street, Hannover Square, London.
insidersoutsidersfestival.org
June 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In the English Tradition? Rima Model Gowns in the 1940s
19 June 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/in-the...
19 June 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
insidersoutsidersfestival.org/event/in-the...
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Check out the call for papers for this exciting conference in beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer in March next year on 'Women in War in France, Britain and Ireland'. It should be a fascinating event. femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/call-for-...
June 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Check out the call for papers for this exciting conference in beautiful Boulogne-sur-Mer in March next year on 'Women in War in France, Britain and Ireland'. It should be a fascinating event. femmescombattantes.univ-littoral.fr/en/call-for-...
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An oddly-toned film. Noteworthy for its attempt to find commonalities between China, Russia, and England: "the honourable company of tea drinkers!":
youtu.be/Cm-iX3JvO7A?...
youtu.be/Cm-iX3JvO7A?...
May 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
An oddly-toned film. Noteworthy for its attempt to find commonalities between China, Russia, and England: "the honourable company of tea drinkers!":
youtu.be/Cm-iX3JvO7A?...
youtu.be/Cm-iX3JvO7A?...
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At City Chambers event today commemorating the #SWW presence of Czech service personnel in Scotland. Thanks to Veronika Macleod for organising.
May 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
At City Chambers event today commemorating the #SWW presence of Czech service personnel in Scotland. Thanks to Veronika Macleod for organising.
‘Britain, Conflict & the Sea’ conf is being held this September (12-13) at the Royal Museums, Greenwich.
www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...
www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...
Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference
This conference seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war.
www.rmg.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
‘Britain, Conflict & the Sea’ conf is being held this September (12-13) at the Royal Museums, Greenwich.
www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...
www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...
'After the Darkness’ is a special exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Arranged in partnership with Blind Veterans UK, it shines a light on veterans’ service & raises awareness of the challenges faced by veterans living with sight loss.
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exh...
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exh...
After the Darkness — The Cartoon Museum
‘After the Darkness’ is a special display to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The exhibit, arranged in partnership with Blind Veterans UK, seeks to shine a light on the veterans’ service, but also...
www.cartoonmuseum.org
May 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
'After the Darkness’ is a special exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Arranged in partnership with Blind Veterans UK, it shines a light on veterans’ service & raises awareness of the challenges faced by veterans living with sight loss.
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exh...
www.cartoonmuseum.org/whats-on-exh...
May 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A poll by Joe Twyman (Deltapoll) for @warmovietheatre.bsky.social on the Top 10 #SWW films reveals that many members of the UK public 'have never seen a war movie.' Sobering thought. What ever happened to the BBC2 Saturday matinee?
May 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A poll by Joe Twyman (Deltapoll) for @warmovietheatre.bsky.social on the Top 10 #SWW films reveals that many members of the UK public 'have never seen a war movie.' Sobering thought. What ever happened to the BBC2 Saturday matinee?
Thanks to everyone who attended our colloquium, 1945/2025. Reflections on the Second World War' @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social.
The positive feedback has been overwhelming, and we thank you for your contribution to making it such a success.
The positive feedback has been overwhelming, and we thank you for your contribution to making it such a success.
May 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended our colloquium, 1945/2025. Reflections on the Second World War' @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social.
The positive feedback has been overwhelming, and we thank you for your contribution to making it such a success.
The positive feedback has been overwhelming, and we thank you for your contribution to making it such a success.
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Hugely enjoyed speaking on this panel last week!
A lovely UG student sent me this 'academics in action' shot from our #SWW colloquium @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social. From our AHRC panel on UK service personnel in colonial spaces.
May 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Hugely enjoyed speaking on this panel last week!