Wendy Ugolini
@wugolini.bsky.social
Professor of Second World War Studies (Edinburgh Uni). Co-founder of RSE-funded Second World War Network (Scotland); PI on AHRC project 'Beyond Borders: The Second World War, National Identities and Empire in the UK'; Author of Wales in England 1914-1945
What do you call a cluster of #SWW historians @thenacbs.bsky.social?
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What do you call a cluster of #SWW historians @thenacbs.bsky.social?
Arrived for @thenacbs.bsky.social
at Montreal last night. Looking forward to an exciting few days of papers and my panel with Juliette Pattinson & @linseyrobb.bsky.social #FWW ##SWW
at Montreal last night. Looking forward to an exciting few days of papers and my panel with Juliette Pattinson & @linseyrobb.bsky.social #FWW ##SWW
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Arrived for @thenacbs.bsky.social
at Montreal last night. Looking forward to an exciting few days of papers and my panel with Juliette Pattinson & @linseyrobb.bsky.social #FWW ##SWW
at Montreal last night. Looking forward to an exciting few days of papers and my panel with Juliette Pattinson & @linseyrobb.bsky.social #FWW ##SWW
Reposted by Wendy Ugolini
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.
Early morning @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Early morning @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
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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 12:29 PM
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
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 1:53 PM
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...
A favourite pic from my recent inaugural @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social - with my gorgeous friend and colleague @agroundwater.bsky.social Thanks to everyone who came ❤️
October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A favourite pic from my recent inaugural @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social - with my gorgeous friend and colleague @agroundwater.bsky.social Thanks to everyone who came ❤️
View from teaching room @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #AutumnLeaves
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
View from teaching room @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #AutumnLeaves
Thanks to everyone who came long to my inaugural lecture last week @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social : friends, family, and colleagues. It was a wonderful evening!
September 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thanks to everyone who came long to my inaugural lecture last week @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social : friends, family, and colleagues. It was a wonderful evening!
Reflections from Singapore on the 80th anniversary of when the Imperial Japanese Army formally surrendered to the Allied forces:
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The island remembering Britain's 'worst disaster'
Britain's surrender of Singapore has long been viewed as a "humiliation". Now, a series of exhibits and tours are revealing how this dark event shaped British and Singaporean identity.
www.bbc.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Reflections from Singapore on the 80th anniversary of when the Imperial Japanese Army formally surrendered to the Allied forces:
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Move over, Miss Marple.
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Move over, Miss Marple.
Delighted to have signed a contract with @edinburghup.bsky.social to produce a scholarly edition of Fred Urquhart’s war-time letters. Urquhart, an accomplished writer, was a lover of men and admirer of flamboyant women. His letters offer a Rabelaisian account of the British #SWW home front.
September 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Delighted to have signed a contract with @edinburghup.bsky.social to produce a scholarly edition of Fred Urquhart’s war-time letters. Urquhart, an accomplished writer, was a lover of men and admirer of flamboyant women. His letters offer a Rabelaisian account of the British #SWW home front.
Slightly belated, but I have a promotion code from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social for my book, Wales in England 1914-1945:
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August 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Slightly belated, but I have a promotion code from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social for my book, Wales in England 1914-1945:
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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 😁
At the Scottish National War Memorial (Edinburgh Castle) for VJ Day 80th anniversary commemoration service. Is there more of a concerted effort this year to pay attention to VJ Day? Or were previous significant anniversaries the same?
August 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
At the Scottish National War Memorial (Edinburgh Castle) for VJ Day 80th anniversary commemoration service. Is there more of a concerted effort this year to pay attention to VJ Day? Or were previous significant anniversaries the same?
On the recommendation of Richard Lloyd Parry, I have just read 'Summer Flowers' (1947) by Tamiki Hara, a starkly mesmerising survivor's account of Hiroshima, immediately after the atomic bombing:
www.fpri.org/wp-content/u...
www.fpri.org/wp-content/u...
www.fpri.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On the recommendation of Richard Lloyd Parry, I have just read 'Summer Flowers' (1947) by Tamiki Hara, a starkly mesmerising survivor's account of Hiroshima, immediately after the atomic bombing:
www.fpri.org/wp-content/u...
www.fpri.org/wp-content/u...
Hadley is correct.
We're replaying classic episodes, starting with Casablanca: romance, film noir, but also an intensely political war movie. Listen wherever you get your podcasts as Hadley Freeman tries to persuade @roberthutton.co.uk and @duncanweldon.bsky.social that Paul Henreid is sexier than Humphrey Bogart.
August 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hadley is correct.
The film critic Dilys Powell is often mentioned on the @warmovietheatre.bsky.social podcast. A relatively unknown name these days, she is one of the biographical studies in my book, Wales in England 1914-1945.
August 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The film critic Dilys Powell is often mentioned on the @warmovietheatre.bsky.social podcast. A relatively unknown name these days, she is one of the biographical studies in my book, Wales in England 1914-1945.
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...
As a Council member of the Army Records Society, I'd like to draw your attention to our new round of Fellowships. Deadline for proposals is 11:59pm (GMT) on 2 Nov 2025. More detailed info here:
www.smh-hq.org/opps/jobs.html
www.smh-hq.org/opps/jobs.html
Jobs and Fellowships | The Society for Military History
www.smh-hq.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As a Council member of the Army Records Society, I'd like to draw your attention to our new round of Fellowships. Deadline for proposals is 11:59pm (GMT) on 2 Nov 2025. More detailed info here:
www.smh-hq.org/opps/jobs.html
www.smh-hq.org/opps/jobs.html
Nice to see a mention here of Richard Llewellyn, author of How Green Was My Valley (1939). When Dean and Llewellyn attended a wartime meeting betw ENSA & the BBC, the latter appeared in a green suit & violet tie, causing one wag to comment: "How keen was my valet!".
This week's post looks at the controversial figure, Basil Dean - Director of ENSA. I've grown to admire this taciturn, mercurial, impressive figure in my research, but there's no denying it, he was a bit of a bastard too.
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#skystorians
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#skystorians
July 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Nice to see a mention here of Richard Llewellyn, author of How Green Was My Valley (1939). When Dean and Llewellyn attended a wartime meeting betw ENSA & the BBC, the latter appeared in a green suit & violet tie, causing one wag to comment: "How keen was my valet!".
The Lascaris War Rooms, Valletta commemorate Malta's pivotal role in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, beginning 9 July 1943:
July 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Lascaris War Rooms, Valletta commemorate Malta's pivotal role in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, beginning 9 July 1943:
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Your excruciating wait is almost over!! In just 143 days you will be able to read my new book, Encounters in Wartime Italy: A Social History of Invasion, Liberation, and Occupation, which Oxford University Press will publish on 10 November 2025!!
Preview it on the OUP website: lnkd.in/e4tMffRX
Preview it on the OUP website: lnkd.in/e4tMffRX
June 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Your excruciating wait is almost over!! In just 143 days you will be able to read my new book, Encounters in Wartime Italy: A Social History of Invasion, Liberation, and Occupation, which Oxford University Press will publish on 10 November 2025!!
Preview it on the OUP website: lnkd.in/e4tMffRX
Preview it on the OUP website: lnkd.in/e4tMffRX