Huw J. Davies
@huwjdav.bsky.social
Professor of British Military History @kcl.ac.uk | Associate Dean Professional & Online Education SSPP | Award-Winning Book: Wandering Army | Next one: Forging Armageddon @YaleBooks.bsky.social | FRHistS
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Huw J. Davies
@huwjdav.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Delighted to share that I have signed with Yale University Press for my fourth book. The working title is 'Forging Armageddon: The British Army and the Global War for Empire, 1835-1914'. I'm investigating the role of knowledge networks in British Army development up to the First World War.
Very sorry to hear this. One of the Titans of British Military History. A name that is synonymous with quality, innovation and originality. An indispensable source of guidance for those who studied and worked with him, and a source of inspiration for those who read his considerable body of work.
Sad news: I have heard that Professor Brian Bond died yesterday. He was 89. I last saw him three weeks ago. Brian was an immensely significant figure in British military history. He supervised my PhD (and 50 others) and I owe him a great deal. RIP.
June 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Very sorry to hear this. One of the Titans of British Military History. A name that is synonymous with quality, innovation and originality. An indispensable source of guidance for those who studied and worked with him, and a source of inspiration for those who read his considerable body of work.
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Statement from @smh-historians.bsky.social on the meaning of military history and its importance, including honest history at museums and in PME, was slow in coming for *reasons* but is also really important. 🗃️ www.smh-hq.org/docs/Stateme...
www.smh-hq.org
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Statement from @smh-historians.bsky.social on the meaning of military history and its importance, including honest history at museums and in PME, was slow in coming for *reasons* but is also really important. 🗃️ www.smh-hq.org/docs/Stateme...
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Just wanted to draw people's attention to the Fellowship programme at the Greenwich Maritime Museum - it looks like a lot of fun to me. www.rmg.co.uk/collections/...
Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich
Apply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowships
www.rmg.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Just wanted to draw people's attention to the Fellowship programme at the Greenwich Maritime Museum - it looks like a lot of fun to me. www.rmg.co.uk/collections/...
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This is stupid. The real list is
1. Being assigned to a boring committee
2. Grant proposal rejections
3. Papers not cited by colleagues
4. Teaching evaluations
5. Promotion to Head of Department
1. Being assigned to a boring committee
2. Grant proposal rejections
3. Papers not cited by colleagues
4. Teaching evaluations
5. Promotion to Head of Department
January 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is stupid. The real list is
1. Being assigned to a boring committee
2. Grant proposal rejections
3. Papers not cited by colleagues
4. Teaching evaluations
5. Promotion to Head of Department
1. Being assigned to a boring committee
2. Grant proposal rejections
3. Papers not cited by colleagues
4. Teaching evaluations
5. Promotion to Head of Department
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Hi everyone, the Society for Military History is pleased to be here and contribute to this space. Join us as we work to advance the study of military history! www.smh-hq.org
Welcome to the Society for Military History
Home page of the Society for Military History
www.smh-hq.org
December 31, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Hi everyone, the Society for Military History is pleased to be here and contribute to this space. Join us as we work to advance the study of military history! www.smh-hq.org
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1/7 This is the key development in the culture war over the history of Empire that I’d anticipate in 2025:
December 30, 2024 at 10:28 AM
1/7 This is the key development in the culture war over the history of Empire that I’d anticipate in 2025:
Happy Christmas from The Terrier (who required quite a few Christmas dog treats for this single shot)!
December 25, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Happy Christmas from The Terrier (who required quite a few Christmas dog treats for this single shot)!
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Saturday morning foray: Matched KCL (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) Department of War Studies people with Bluesky accounts to compile an unofficial Starter Pack of lecturers, researchers, and other academics. Give them a follow.
go.bsky.app/QN1CVyc
go.bsky.app/QN1CVyc
Department of War Studies, KCL
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
December 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Saturday morning foray: Matched KCL (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) Department of War Studies people with Bluesky accounts to compile an unofficial Starter Pack of lecturers, researchers, and other academics. Give them a follow.
go.bsky.app/QN1CVyc
go.bsky.app/QN1CVyc
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I don't know the historiography well enough to speak to that last point, but the rest is spot on! Wandering Army is a great read for anyone interested in the 18th-19th century British Army
#wargaming
#wargaming
Generous review by Gavin Daly of Wandering Army in English Historical Review. “Engagingly written, well organised, rich in detail & source material, vast in geographical sweep, & long in its time frame, this book offers a major new interpretation of the development of British military leadership…”
Gavin Daly reviews 'The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War', by Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social
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November 28, 2024 at 10:50 AM
I don't know the historiography well enough to speak to that last point, but the rest is spot on! Wandering Army is a great read for anyone interested in the 18th-19th century British Army
#wargaming
#wargaming
Generous review by Gavin Daly of Wandering Army in English Historical Review. “Engagingly written, well organised, rich in detail & source material, vast in geographical sweep, & long in its time frame, this book offers a major new interpretation of the development of British military leadership…”
Gavin Daly reviews 'The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War', by Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War, by Huw J. Davies
This important book explores the evolution of improvements in the British army’s command, operations and fighting methods from the War of the Austrian Succ
academic.oup.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Generous review by Gavin Daly of Wandering Army in English Historical Review. “Engagingly written, well organised, rich in detail & source material, vast in geographical sweep, & long in its time frame, this book offers a major new interpretation of the development of British military leadership…”
Reposted by Huw J. Davies
Gavin Daly reviews 'The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War', by Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War, by Huw J. Davies
This important book explores the evolution of improvements in the British army’s command, operations and fighting methods from the War of the Austrian Succ
academic.oup.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Gavin Daly reviews 'The Wandering Army: The Campaigns that Transformed the British Way of War', by Huw J. Davies @huwjdav.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @yalebooks.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social
Fascinating lecture last night at Pembroke College, Oxford, by @mpmfinch.bsky.social on his book 'Making Makers: The Past, The Present and the Study of War.' Mike explored the origins, development & impact of the first edition of 'The Makers of Modern Strategy', a seminal text in the history of war.
November 27, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Fascinating lecture last night at Pembroke College, Oxford, by @mpmfinch.bsky.social on his book 'Making Makers: The Past, The Present and the Study of War.' Mike explored the origins, development & impact of the first edition of 'The Makers of Modern Strategy', a seminal text in the history of war.
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Not an exhaustive list, but we're all likely exhausted.
November 20, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Not an exhaustive list, but we're all likely exhausted.
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November 18, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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It’s time, friends! We welcome submissions for #batw2025 in Liverpool, UK. Join us at John Moores University 25-27 June 2025 for another great conference!
We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info.
britainandtheworld.org/2025
We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info.
britainandtheworld.org/2025
2025 Conference - Liverpool John Moores University — Britain and the World
britainandtheworld.org
November 12, 2024 at 12:13 AM
It’s time, friends! We welcome submissions for #batw2025 in Liverpool, UK. Join us at John Moores University 25-27 June 2025 for another great conference!
We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info.
britainandtheworld.org/2025
We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info.
britainandtheworld.org/2025
A year ago I visited New Zealand on a research trip for the new book. On my last day, I hired a car and explored locations linked to the first of the New Zealand Wars, 1845-1846. I posted about it in the Bad Place, but thought I would transfer the thread over and update. 1/15 🗃️
November 16, 2024 at 4:33 PM
A year ago I visited New Zealand on a research trip for the new book. On my last day, I hired a car and explored locations linked to the first of the New Zealand Wars, 1845-1846. I posted about it in the Bad Place, but thought I would transfer the thread over and update. 1/15 🗃️
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Very pleased to be working with the National Maritime Museum on this conference in 2025, supported by them and some generous funding from @britishacademy.bsky.social - www.rmg.co.uk/collections/... - applications open now so please share & reach out if you have any questions
Call for papers: Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference 12-13 September 2025
‘Britain, Conflict and the Sea’ seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war. Please submit your paper for the conference on 12-13 September...
www.rmg.co.uk
November 1, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Very pleased to be working with the National Maritime Museum on this conference in 2025, supported by them and some generous funding from @britishacademy.bsky.social - www.rmg.co.uk/collections/... - applications open now so please share & reach out if you have any questions
@rauchway.bsky.social Good Morning! Would you mind adding me as a poster on What’s History? 🗃️ Thank you!
November 16, 2024 at 9:13 AM
@rauchway.bsky.social Good Morning! Would you mind adding me as a poster on What’s History? 🗃️ Thank you!
🧵 A few ideas about my forthcoming book: It will be organised around four overlapping themes: knowledge networks; technological transformation; indigenous influences and counter-influences; and the emergence of political ideological influences such as liberal imperialism, and imperial federation. 🗃️
Delighted to share that I have signed with Yale University Press for my fourth book. The working title is 'Forging Armageddon: The British Army and the Global War for Empire, 1835-1914'. I'm investigating the role of knowledge networks in British Army development up to the First World War.
November 14, 2024 at 9:58 AM
🧵 A few ideas about my forthcoming book: It will be organised around four overlapping themes: knowledge networks; technological transformation; indigenous influences and counter-influences; and the emergence of political ideological influences such as liberal imperialism, and imperial federation. 🗃️
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Thought I’d make my first post both positive and useful-so here’s a list of all of the free-to-view titles now available on the British Newspaper Archive:
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2024/09/19/a...
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2024/09/19/a...
List of Free to View Pages | British Newspaper Archive
Working in partnership with the British Library, here we present a list of all newspaper pages included in our free to view newspaper collection.
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
November 13, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Thought I’d make my first post both positive and useful-so here’s a list of all of the free-to-view titles now available on the British Newspaper Archive:
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2024/09/19/a...
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2024/09/19/a...
Delighted to share that I have signed with Yale University Press for my fourth book. The working title is 'Forging Armageddon: The British Army and the Global War for Empire, 1835-1914'. I'm investigating the role of knowledge networks in British Army development up to the First World War.
November 13, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Delighted to share that I have signed with Yale University Press for my fourth book. The working title is 'Forging Armageddon: The British Army and the Global War for Empire, 1835-1914'. I'm investigating the role of knowledge networks in British Army development up to the First World War.
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Call for Papers
British History Today
Queen Mary University of London
1-2 May 2025
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/ #skystorians 🗃️
British History Today
Queen Mary University of London
1-2 May 2025
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/ #skystorians 🗃️
Queen Mary Centre for British Studies
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk
November 12, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Call for Papers
British History Today
Queen Mary University of London
1-2 May 2025
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/ #skystorians 🗃️
British History Today
Queen Mary University of London
1-2 May 2025
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/ #skystorians 🗃️
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Hello BlueSky! We are the world's oldest English-language academic history journal and will be looking to rebuild our online community here. Please follow and share. (It may take me a while to get the hang of yet another platform...)
November 11, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Hello BlueSky! We are the world's oldest English-language academic history journal and will be looking to rebuild our online community here. Please follow and share. (It may take me a while to get the hang of yet another platform...)
Hello & welcome to all my new followers (some 600 of you have accidentally or deliberately joined me since Friday)! I’ll try and post more here, and when I do, it will be about knowledge networks in the British Army, military innovation, & my terrier, who is also happy you’ve started following me!
November 10, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Hello & welcome to all my new followers (some 600 of you have accidentally or deliberately joined me since Friday)! I’ll try and post more here, and when I do, it will be about knowledge networks in the British Army, military innovation, & my terrier, who is also happy you’ve started following me!