MTMcGurk
@mtmcgurk.bsky.social
Dad, Army Recruiter, aspiring historian, poet, metal, rock, fountain pens #irregularwarfare, #poet. #cats #LetsGoPens 🐧 #library #milsky #zettelkasten #militaryhistory
8/2026 Before Stalingrad by David Glantz
200 pages of text with another 100 of maps, notes, and appendices. The primary sources are excellent. His prose is clear and succinct. If you want to know what happened during Operation Barbarossa, start here.
200 pages of text with another 100 of maps, notes, and appendices. The primary sources are excellent. His prose is clear and succinct. If you want to know what happened during Operation Barbarossa, start here.
February 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
8/2026 Before Stalingrad by David Glantz
200 pages of text with another 100 of maps, notes, and appendices. The primary sources are excellent. His prose is clear and succinct. If you want to know what happened during Operation Barbarossa, start here.
200 pages of text with another 100 of maps, notes, and appendices. The primary sources are excellent. His prose is clear and succinct. If you want to know what happened during Operation Barbarossa, start here.
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Happy birthday to one of the greatest, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, he didn't know his actual birthday, but chose to celebrate it on this day.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Happy birthday to one of the greatest, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, he didn't know his actual birthday, but chose to celebrate it on this day.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.
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For the first time in my life I got accused of using ChatGPT for schoolwork by a professor and I am blind with rage
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
For the first time in my life I got accused of using ChatGPT for schoolwork by a professor and I am blind with rage
Montana. Brisk. Sunny. A beignet dusting of snow ❄️
February 12, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Montana. Brisk. Sunny. A beignet dusting of snow ❄️
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The preliminary program for the SMH 2026 Annual Meeting in Arlington has been posted. There will undoubtedly be changes and updates between now and the end of March, but now you can start planning all of the sessions you want to attend.
www.smh-hq.org/annualmeetin...
www.smh-hq.org/annualmeetin...
Conference Program of Panels | The Society for Military History
www.smh-hq.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The preliminary program for the SMH 2026 Annual Meeting in Arlington has been posted. There will undoubtedly be changes and updates between now and the end of March, but now you can start planning all of the sessions you want to attend.
www.smh-hq.org/annualmeetin...
www.smh-hq.org/annualmeetin...
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Obviously the problems of Italy's lack of access to key raw materials during the SWW is well known, but still astonished to read this stat: 73% of factories controlled by Fabbriguerra had to partially or wholly halt production at some stage during 1941 for lack of materials/fuel
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Obviously the problems of Italy's lack of access to key raw materials during the SWW is well known, but still astonished to read this stat: 73% of factories controlled by Fabbriguerra had to partially or wholly halt production at some stage during 1941 for lack of materials/fuel
Last night, I started reading “Death of the Wehrmacht” by Robert M. Citino.
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Last night, I started reading “Death of the Wehrmacht” by Robert M. Citino.
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
I pulled the the next two books and read the intros and conclusions.
So. Many. Thoughts. Good ones but… yeah. I have to really think this argument through.
I’m looking forward to going back to school.
#histbookchat
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The escalation of the US air campaign in Somalia is probably the most underreported national security story right now👇
US military averaged just under one air strike per day in Somalia in the first month of 2026. The highest or second-highest monthly Somalia strike numbers ever, rivaled only by Dec 2025.
2025, the highest year for Somalia strikes yet, had 140+ strikes (10-15 most months).
2025, the highest year for Somalia strikes yet, had 140+ strikes (10-15 most months).
Major Somalia strikes update.
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
Our data now has a fully accounted for and confirmed strike count for Jan 2026 and to date. 26 strikes in Jan and 28 to date.
This includes two strikes w/o press release (1/20 and 1/26) and clarification of all multiple strikes.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The escalation of the US air campaign in Somalia is probably the most underreported national security story right now👇
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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I am very pleased to say that I am now a book series editor for a new @hurstpublishers.bsky.social series called Technology/Data/War.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
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The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
Technology/Data/War Series | Hurst Publishers
21st-century war is fought on a battlefield where digital technologies, data surveillance, and algorithmic decision-making shape everyday experience. Tech giants and systems developers are scripting t...
www.hurstpublishers.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I am very pleased to say that I am now a book series editor for a new @hurstpublishers.bsky.social series called Technology/Data/War.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
The first book in the series is by the formidable
@olivierschmitt.bsky.social.
More on the series here: www.hurstpublishers.com/category/ser...
.
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@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30)
press.princeton.edu/books
press.princeton.edu/books
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“They don’t speak our language.” Well, nobody worried about that when Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry deployed to Korea in 1950. By war’s end, six men had been awarded DSC’s, 130 were awarded SS’s, and 3,800 were awarded PH’s. They remain one of the most heavily decorated NG units.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
“They don’t speak our language.” Well, nobody worried about that when Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry deployed to Korea in 1950. By war’s end, six men had been awarded DSC’s, 130 were awarded SS’s, and 3,800 were awarded PH’s. They remain one of the most heavily decorated NG units.
What’s everyone reading this week after the Super Bowl?
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
A coworker loaned this to me today.
What is everyone else reading this week?
What is everyone else reading this week?
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
What’s everyone reading this week after the Super Bowl?
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
Yep, for me it’s Glantz!
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That halftime show was ✨everything✨
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
That halftime show was ✨everything✨
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
I didn’t understand any of the words but the messages came through loud and clear
For a truly non-military choice: hear me out:
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
For a truly non-military choice: hear me out:
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
The powerful influence of family
Over influence of mentors
Socio-economic status
Ownership of choice
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/105
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I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
I love this show. Benito is bringing it all!
#NFLhalftimeshow
#NFLhalftimeshow
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
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My wife compiled the list for me in case you also want to make it your personality for a year or two.
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My wife compiled the list for me in case you also want to make it your personality for a year or two.
7/2026 The Temper of our Time by Eric Hoffer.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
7/2026 The Temper of our Time by Eric Hoffer.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
My Dad was a fan of the longshoreman philosopher and gave me “True Believer” when I was a teenager. I found this at a used bookstore #SLC
His points about the age of juveniles and the Western inability to allow for leisure and chance stuck with me.
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Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
La date du 16 juin avait été dans un premier temps pressentie pour son entrée au Panthéon, mais la cérémonie a dû être décalée de quelques jours en raison du G7 à Evian-les-Bains.
www.lemonde.fr
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Good luck Seahawks.
I miss the PNW
I miss the PNW
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Good luck Seahawks.
I miss the PNW
I miss the PNW
This right here 💯
Same for duty at the training centers.
Same for duty at the training centers.
Instructor badge should be both the most valued in the army and the most difficult to obtain.
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This right here 💯
Same for duty at the training centers.
Same for duty at the training centers.
What’s everyone reading this weekend?
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
What’s everyone reading this weekend?
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Pretty shameful part of American History we like to not talk about.
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
Japanese American Incarceration
At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, about 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry lived on the US mainland, mostly along the Pacific Coast. About two thirds were full citizens, bo...
www.nationalww2museum.org
February 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Pretty shameful part of American History we like to not talk about.
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...
6/2026 Patton: Battling with History by J. Furman Daniel III
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
6/2026 Patton: Battling with History by J. Furman Daniel III
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
I’ve been going back through my shelf to see books I didn’t finish last year. I enjoyed this. It’s a good perspective on how one officer prepared himself through his career.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...