Dr James Halstead
@jtthalstead.bsky.social
Military Historian of the First and Second World Wars
PhD: ‘Development and Learning at the Operational Level in the British and Indian Armies during the Second World War’
www.drjameshalstead.co.uk/
PhD: ‘Development and Learning at the Operational Level in the British and Indian Armies during the Second World War’
www.drjameshalstead.co.uk/
Delighted to be presenting at Northamptonshire’s Western Front Association this coming Thursday (9th October) about the Battle of Jaroslawice, 21 August 1914.
The talk is at 1930 at:
The Lecture Theatre Church Rooms Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church Lane off Sheep Street Northampton NN1 3NL
The talk is at 1930 at:
The Lecture Theatre Church Rooms Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church Lane off Sheep Street Northampton NN1 3NL
October 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Delighted to be presenting at Northamptonshire’s Western Front Association this coming Thursday (9th October) about the Battle of Jaroslawice, 21 August 1914.
The talk is at 1930 at:
The Lecture Theatre Church Rooms Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church Lane off Sheep Street Northampton NN1 3NL
The talk is at 1930 at:
The Lecture Theatre Church Rooms Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church Lane off Sheep Street Northampton NN1 3NL
I hold it as a source of pride that the first time I am setting foot in the sports hall after five years of studying at Brunel is on graduation day
July 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I hold it as a source of pride that the first time I am setting foot in the sports hall after five years of studying at Brunel is on graduation day
Back at the TNA!
Different angle this week to keep things interesting
Different angle this week to keep things interesting
June 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Back at the TNA!
Different angle this week to keep things interesting
Different angle this week to keep things interesting
My two archive highlights for the day….
June 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My two archive highlights for the day….
Returning to AIR 1 files after six years and realising just how much I’ve been spoiled by the WO series
Take me back War Office, I didn’t mean it when I said you had inconsistent theatre categorisations
Take me back War Office, I didn’t mean it when I said you had inconsistent theatre categorisations
June 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Returning to AIR 1 files after six years and realising just how much I’ve been spoiled by the WO series
Take me back War Office, I didn’t mean it when I said you had inconsistent theatre categorisations
Take me back War Office, I didn’t mean it when I said you had inconsistent theatre categorisations
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It’s 04:22 am and this deserves a repost.
June 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
It’s 04:22 am and this deserves a repost.
Decided to write a few words about First World War cavalry and the latest development in Ukraine
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Mobility, Shock, and Firepower: Motorcycles, Horses, and the Fallacies of Obsolescence – Dr James Halstead, phd
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June 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Decided to write a few words about First World War cavalry and the latest development in Ukraine
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This week I have been writing both my SWWRG paper, and a best man speech and I’m absolutely thrilled at the possibility of mixing them up
May 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This week I have been writing both my SWWRG paper, and a best man speech and I’m absolutely thrilled at the possibility of mixing them up
If someone could make an AI that categorises, lists, and organises all my archival photos instead of me spending three working days on it, instead of making bad, plagiarised pictures then I’d be most grateful
May 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
If someone could make an AI that categorises, lists, and organises all my archival photos instead of me spending three working days on it, instead of making bad, plagiarised pictures then I’d be most grateful
A fantastic week exploring the Monte Cassino battlefields.
May 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A fantastic week exploring the Monte Cassino battlefields.
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In this week’s episode of NSQ, we return to a well-known battlefield, but look at it with a perspective that remains unknown in the Anglophone world. Join us as we explore the story of the French Army in the Battle of the #Somme.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In this week’s episode of NSQ, we return to a well-known battlefield, but look at it with a perspective that remains unknown in the Anglophone world. Join us as we explore the story of the French Army in the Battle of the #Somme.
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As I’ve now got the website set up…. I thought I’d share my first two blogs
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Structuring complex research projects – Dr James Halstead, phd
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March 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As I’ve now got the website set up…. I thought I’d share my first two blogs
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I was wondering what the ARC Wimbledon tickets were reminding me of then I realised… they seem to be ressurecting a bit of Austria-Hungary
March 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I was wondering what the ARC Wimbledon tickets were reminding me of then I realised… they seem to be ressurecting a bit of Austria-Hungary
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World book day - these might be of interest to followers of FWW military history
March 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
World book day - these might be of interest to followers of FWW military history
Excited to get stuck into this volume… although first I’ve got some more market garden research to finish off in preparation for acting as a control for stone paper scissors megagame next month
February 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Excited to get stuck into this volume… although first I’ve got some more market garden research to finish off in preparation for acting as a control for stone paper scissors megagame next month
A fantastic weekend spent at SAHR’s Land Forces of the Crown conference in Leeds. Too many great papers to name here but a very interesting weekend. It was great to represent the Second World War in a panel on training in North Africa with @meganahamilton.bsky.social and Samuel Wallace too
February 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A fantastic weekend spent at SAHR’s Land Forces of the Crown conference in Leeds. Too many great papers to name here but a very interesting weekend. It was great to represent the Second World War in a panel on training in North Africa with @meganahamilton.bsky.social and Samuel Wallace too
Just found a reference I searched for weeks to use on the PhD final draft while preparing my paper for this weekend… better late than never
One of those ones I had to take out as I knew I remembered what it said but couldn’t find where I’d read it
One of those ones I had to take out as I knew I remembered what it said but couldn’t find where I’d read it
February 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just found a reference I searched for weeks to use on the PhD final draft while preparing my paper for this weekend… better late than never
One of those ones I had to take out as I knew I remembered what it said but couldn’t find where I’d read it
One of those ones I had to take out as I knew I remembered what it said but couldn’t find where I’d read it
Just had one of thsoe books I enjoyed reading so much that I’m struggling to decide what to read next… mostly because I just want more of it!
February 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just had one of thsoe books I enjoyed reading so much that I’m struggling to decide what to read next… mostly because I just want more of it!
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Enjoyed a fantastic paper from @jtthalstead.bsky.social last night on doctrine within the 'Imperial Army'.
Getting all the self-publication out the way early…. I’ll be speaking at the IHR next month on the topic of my PhD.
You can sign up to attend both in person and online here: www.history.ac.uk/events/imper...
You can sign up to attend both in person and online here: www.history.ac.uk/events/imper...
An Imperial Army? Learning and Development at the Operational Level in the British and Indian Armies During the Second World War
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January 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Enjoyed a fantastic paper from @jtthalstead.bsky.social last night on doctrine within the 'Imperial Army'.
There's definitely a German word for the feeling of finding a killer quote for something days after submitting the corrections, right?
January 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
There's definitely a German word for the feeling of finding a killer quote for something days after submitting the corrections, right?
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I was nodding sagely, so sagely, as I typed this out...
January 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I was nodding sagely, so sagely, as I typed this out...
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Now we arrive at the ‘finding out’ part of the proceedings.
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Distorting history in the restitution debate. Dan Hicks’s The Brutish Museums and fact and fiction in Benin historiography | International Journal of Cultural Property | Cambridge Core
Distorting history in the restitution debate. Dan Hicks’s The Brutish Museums and fact and fiction in Benin historiography
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January 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Now we arrive at the ‘finding out’ part of the proceedings.
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Looking forward to presenting as part of this panel
One of the 1st panels at our 2025 Conference concerns British and Commonwealth army training methods during the #SWW. Papers will discuss how allied HQ trained their officers and men in North Africa and the Middle East, offering a transnational perspective on the traditionally "imperial" force
January 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Looking forward to presenting as part of this panel
Next on the reading pile!
After a few years of not reading Second World War in my free time… glad I can finally start again
After a few years of not reading Second World War in my free time… glad I can finally start again
January 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Next on the reading pile!
After a few years of not reading Second World War in my free time… glad I can finally start again
After a few years of not reading Second World War in my free time… glad I can finally start again