Ian Isherwood
@iaisherwood.bsky.social
Associate Prof of War & Memory Studies at Gettysburg College. FWW historian. Books: The Battalion (2024), Remembering the Great War (2017). Cocktails, tweed, angling, etc. Co-host of @theivoryattic.bsky.social
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Was Blackadder Goes Forth the most powerful portrayal of the #FWW ever put on television?
This month we take a look at the show's enduring legacy & discuss how it evolved, historical realities behind its humour, & why the final scene still resonates. 🗃️
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/blac...
This month we take a look at the show's enduring legacy & discuss how it evolved, historical realities behind its humour, & why the final scene still resonates. 🗃️
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/blac...
Blackadder
Was Blackadder Goes Forth the most powerful portrayal of the First World War ever put on television?
In this episode of Oh! What a Lovely Podcast, Jessica, Chris and Angus take a look at...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Was Blackadder Goes Forth the most powerful portrayal of the #FWW ever put on television?
This month we take a look at the show's enduring legacy & discuss how it evolved, historical realities behind its humour, & why the final scene still resonates. 🗃️
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/blac...
This month we take a look at the show's enduring legacy & discuss how it evolved, historical realities behind its humour, & why the final scene still resonates. 🗃️
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/blac...
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We’re very excited to share that First World War Studies Volume 16, Issue 2 was recently published and is now available from Taylor & Francis (tag). This new issue brings together fresh perspectives and critical reviews that push forward the study of the Great War.
📝Articles include: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
📝Articles include: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
September 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We’re very excited to share that First World War Studies Volume 16, Issue 2 was recently published and is now available from Taylor & Francis (tag). This new issue brings together fresh perspectives and critical reviews that push forward the study of the Great War.
📝Articles include: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
📝Articles include: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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This year's remembrance lecture at Edinburgh Napier marks, as always, Craiglockhart's First World War links(the meeting place of Owen and Sassoon) and our late colleague Catherine Walker. This year it is also the @fwwsoc.bsky.social Dennis Showalter Memorial Lecture, given by @juliarsct.bsky.social.
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This year's remembrance lecture at Edinburgh Napier marks, as always, Craiglockhart's First World War links(the meeting place of Owen and Sassoon) and our late colleague Catherine Walker. This year it is also the @fwwsoc.bsky.social Dennis Showalter Memorial Lecture, given by @juliarsct.bsky.social.
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First World War Studies is very happy to finally have arrived on Bluesky! please follow for news on our publications and activities
September 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
First World War Studies is very happy to finally have arrived on Bluesky! please follow for news on our publications and activities
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A new books about the Gettysburg Campaign takes a decidedly different approach to telling the story of this famous battle. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
A Very Different Road to Gettysburg
If you’ve read enough books about the Gettysburg Campaign, you begin to notice a pattern.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A new books about the Gettysburg Campaign takes a decidedly different approach to telling the story of this famous battle. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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New episode alert! This month we're joined by @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout to discuss their analysis of Paul Fussell's book 'The Great War and Modern Memory' and discuss its legacy and ongoing impact! 🗃️
What makes a 50-year-old #FWW book still essential reading?
We welcome @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout authors of 'But It Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War & Modern Memory at 50' to revisit Fussell’s classic & the debates it still sparks
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/50-t...
We welcome @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout authors of 'But It Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War & Modern Memory at 50' to revisit Fussell’s classic & the debates it still sparks
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/50-t...
The Great War and Modern Memory at 50
What makes a 50-year-old book on WWI still essential reading?
In this episode, Angus, Jessica, and Chris are joined by Ian Isherwood and Steven Trout, authors of But It Still Goes On: Pa...
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New episode alert! This month we're joined by @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout to discuss their analysis of Paul Fussell's book 'The Great War and Modern Memory' and discuss its legacy and ongoing impact! 🗃️
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What makes a 50-year-old #FWW book still essential reading?
We welcome @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout authors of 'But It Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War & Modern Memory at 50' to revisit Fussell’s classic & the debates it still sparks
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/50-t...
We welcome @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout authors of 'But It Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War & Modern Memory at 50' to revisit Fussell’s classic & the debates it still sparks
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/50-t...
The Great War and Modern Memory at 50
What makes a 50-year-old book on WWI still essential reading?
In this episode, Angus, Jessica, and Chris are joined by Ian Isherwood and Steven Trout, authors of But It Still Goes On: Pa...
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What makes a 50-year-old #FWW book still essential reading?
We welcome @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout authors of 'But It Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War & Modern Memory at 50' to revisit Fussell’s classic & the debates it still sparks
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/50-t...
We welcome @iaisherwood.bsky.social & Steven Trout authors of 'But It Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War & Modern Memory at 50' to revisit Fussell’s classic & the debates it still sparks
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/50-t...
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Issue 15:3 of First World War Studies is out now! Featuring four research articles (of which 2 are OA) and more than 30 book reviews covering a huge range of languages, countries & topics!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfww20/1...
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First World War Studies
Volume 15, Issue 3 of First World War Studies
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May 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Issue 15:3 of First World War Studies is out now! Featuring four research articles (of which 2 are OA) and more than 30 book reviews covering a huge range of languages, countries & topics!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfww20/1...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfww20/1...
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Remove a letter, ruin a band
Kid Row
Kid Row
Remove a letter, ruin a band
Neil Young and Crazy Hose
Neil Young and Crazy Hose
May 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Me several hours ago: ‘Why do I have so many notifications? Let me just check and- ohhh…’
bought this in-universe history of the galactic empire (by an actual historian) and it is actually pretty good
May 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Me several hours ago: ‘Why do I have so many notifications? Let me just check and- ohhh…’
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Gearing up for my return to work in a couple of weeks by doing a bit of blogging: armsandthemedicalman.com/2025/05/14/t...
The Book I Wish I Had Written
The culture section of the Saturday edition of a major British newspaper runs a regular column in which celebrities in the arts are asked to identify subjects from their cultural life such as ‘The …
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May 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Gearing up for my return to work in a couple of weeks by doing a bit of blogging: armsandthemedicalman.com/2025/05/14/t...
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This past fall semester, Prof. Ian Isherwood and 17 students traveled across the pond to explore the impact of the World Wars on modern-day Britain, visiting locations from London, England, to Edinburgh, Scotland.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/44UYR4L
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Gettysburg in England program upholds ‘our liberal arts core’
A highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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May 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This past fall semester, Prof. Ian Isherwood and 17 students traveled across the pond to explore the impact of the World Wars on modern-day Britain, visiting locations from London, England, to Edinburgh, Scotland.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/44UYR4L
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/44UYR4L
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From a California cemetery to a national project at Gettysburg College—Danielle Russell ’25 built a digital archive honoring 600 veterans. Her passion for history turned into purpose, powered by student research and mentorship.
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From California to Gettysburg: Danielle Russell’s ’25 historic path
A highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences in historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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April 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
From a California cemetery to a national project at Gettysburg College—Danielle Russell ’25 built a digital archive honoring 600 veterans. Her passion for history turned into purpose, powered by student research and mentorship.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/445E26v
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/445E26v
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I know there’s a lot going on but…
I am very excited to share the cover for my book - “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” - which is forthcoming this Fall with @uscpress.bsky.social!
Pre-order here: uscpress.com/The-Republic...
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I am very excited to share the cover for my book - “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” - which is forthcoming this Fall with @uscpress.bsky.social!
Pre-order here: uscpress.com/The-Republic...
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April 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I know there’s a lot going on but…
I am very excited to share the cover for my book - “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” - which is forthcoming this Fall with @uscpress.bsky.social!
Pre-order here: uscpress.com/The-Republic...
🗃️
I am very excited to share the cover for my book - “The Republican House Divided: Civil War Memory, Civil Rights, and the Transformation of the GOP” - which is forthcoming this Fall with @uscpress.bsky.social!
Pre-order here: uscpress.com/The-Republic...
🗃️
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We are hugely excited to launch this new prize. The International Society for First World War Studies is absolutely dedicated to supporting ECRs and we view this as an amazing opportunity to start inspiring the next generation of scholars examining the First World War! 🗃️
This week @fwwsoc.bsky.social launched the brand new 'President’s Undergraduate Essay Prize'. This award has a cash prize and the opportunity for publication in the Society Journal. 🗃️
You can find the details here: tinyurl.com/4wyjvxmf
And the cover sheet here: tinyurl.com/4pxafxdz
You can find the details here: tinyurl.com/4wyjvxmf
And the cover sheet here: tinyurl.com/4pxafxdz
April 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We are hugely excited to launch this new prize. The International Society for First World War Studies is absolutely dedicated to supporting ECRs and we view this as an amazing opportunity to start inspiring the next generation of scholars examining the First World War! 🗃️
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New episode and new season!🎙️🎙️🎙️ In this episode, Ian talks with Kurt about his new book, The Battalion. They kick off the new season by talking about how defeat can sometimes look a lot like victory and about Ian’s love of playing with toy soldiers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I(a)n the Trenches
Podcast Episode · The Ivory Attic · 03/21/2025 · 1h 3m
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March 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New episode and new season!🎙️🎙️🎙️ In this episode, Ian talks with Kurt about his new book, The Battalion. They kick off the new season by talking about how defeat can sometimes look a lot like victory and about Ian’s love of playing with toy soldiers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Self indulgent new episode and new season for our podcast discussing my new(ish) book. Have a listen and skip to the end if you’re understandably just in it for the custom cocktail recipe.
New episode and new season!🎙️🎙️🎙️ In this episode, Ian talks with Kurt about his new book, The Battalion. They kick off the new season by talking about how defeat can sometimes look a lot like victory and about Ian’s love of playing with toy soldiers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I(a)n the Trenches
Podcast Episode · The Ivory Attic · 03/21/2025 · 1h 3m
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March 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Self indulgent new episode and new season for our podcast discussing my new(ish) book. Have a listen and skip to the end if you’re understandably just in it for the custom cocktail recipe.
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The International Society for First World War Studies is fully moving onto BlueSky. So if you want to stay up to date with the latest cutting edge research & news on the #FWW make sure to follow @fwwsoc.bsky.social! 🗃️
March 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The International Society for First World War Studies is fully moving onto BlueSky. So if you want to stay up to date with the latest cutting edge research & news on the #FWW make sure to follow @fwwsoc.bsky.social! 🗃️
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We're halfway there, but are now entering the fighting which the French Army is best known for in #WWI, Verdun. As always thanks to @historian1914.bsky.social and Dan for having me on the podcast to share the story of the Poilus.
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#FWW #History
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#FWW #History
Episode 68: Verdun! Part 1 by WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! | A Battle Guide Production
In this episode we begin a deep dive into the defining battle of the First World War for the French Army - Verdun. How did it come about? What were its objectives and what actually happened in those o...
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March 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We're halfway there, but are now entering the fighting which the French Army is best known for in #WWI, Verdun. As always thanks to @historian1914.bsky.social and Dan for having me on the podcast to share the story of the Poilus.
megaphone.link/BATTLEGUIDET...
#FWW #History
megaphone.link/BATTLEGUIDET...
#FWW #History
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Do you know a fantastic tool to keep up with publications about #FWW? @fheimburger.bsky.social will present it during the Society Bibliography Event @fwwsoc.bsky.social with over 20,600 references! Join us on Friday 21st March at 1pm CET ! Suscribe here : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1279469510...
Society Bibliography Event
Discussion with Franziska Heimburger and Nina Régis about the Society Bibliography
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March 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Do you know a fantastic tool to keep up with publications about #FWW? @fheimburger.bsky.social will present it during the Society Bibliography Event @fwwsoc.bsky.social with over 20,600 references! Join us on Friday 21st March at 1pm CET ! Suscribe here : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1279469510...
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A new self-paced course is now available! Learn about Dwight D. Eisenhower's career as a soldier, educator, and statesman with Professor Michael J. Birkner (Gettysburg College).
➡️ www.gilderlehrman.org/node/516315
➡️ www.gilderlehrman.org/node/516315
March 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A new self-paced course is now available! Learn about Dwight D. Eisenhower's career as a soldier, educator, and statesman with Professor Michael J. Birkner (Gettysburg College).
➡️ www.gilderlehrman.org/node/516315
➡️ www.gilderlehrman.org/node/516315
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Much talk of FDR, Churchill, Lend-Lease, 1940 and so on at the moment.
It is probably important to remind ourselves that the Roosevelt administration flirted with the idea of abandoning Britain in the early years of the Second World War and might have done had events worked out differently. 🧵
It is probably important to remind ourselves that the Roosevelt administration flirted with the idea of abandoning Britain in the early years of the Second World War and might have done had events worked out differently. 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Much talk of FDR, Churchill, Lend-Lease, 1940 and so on at the moment.
It is probably important to remind ourselves that the Roosevelt administration flirted with the idea of abandoning Britain in the early years of the Second World War and might have done had events worked out differently. 🧵
It is probably important to remind ourselves that the Roosevelt administration flirted with the idea of abandoning Britain in the early years of the Second World War and might have done had events worked out differently. 🧵
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New bibliography entry: But it Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War and Modern Memory at 50 http://zotero.org/groups/55813/items/EZMEQECT #FWWHist
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February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New bibliography entry: But it Still Goes On: Paul Fussell’s The Great War and Modern Memory at 50 http://zotero.org/groups/55813/items/EZMEQECT #FWWHist
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That flag hangs in a Ukrainian brigade’s r&r house near the front in Kharkiv region, where I was visiting some infantrymen in September. I was proud to see it.
March 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
That flag hangs in a Ukrainian brigade’s r&r house near the front in Kharkiv region, where I was visiting some infantrymen in September. I was proud to see it.
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For those historians keeping track, esp #milhist folks, “history” is now a flagged word bc of its apparent connection to #DEI. Canary in a coal mine, indeed. @smh-historians.bsky.social 🗃️ www.tpr.org/military-vet...
U.S. military removes words 'history,' 'respect,' 'dignity' from digital presence as part of DEI review
The Department of Defense issued a Digital Content Refresh document to comply with DEI removal from the armed services. TPR obtained a document laying out the guidance of what to remove.
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March 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For those historians keeping track, esp #milhist folks, “history” is now a flagged word bc of its apparent connection to #DEI. Canary in a coal mine, indeed. @smh-historians.bsky.social 🗃️ www.tpr.org/military-vet...