James Barr
@jamesbarr.bsky.social
I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. Next book: THE ARENA.
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
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Currently reading Gavin Maxwell / A Reed Shaken By The Wind
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
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Currently reading Gavin Maxwell / A Reed Shaken By The Wind
From JIC 519/61, "Secret Atomic Activities in Israel"
Would love to know what the redactions conceal
Would love to know what the redactions conceal
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
From JIC 519/61, "Secret Atomic Activities in Israel"
Would love to know what the redactions conceal
Would love to know what the redactions conceal
Porcini and garlic and white wine and parsley sauce for tagliatelle with mushrooms.
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Porcini and garlic and white wine and parsley sauce for tagliatelle with mushrooms.
“strategic adviser”
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
“strategic adviser”
Andrew Rawnsley, 22 December 2024
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Andrew Rawnsley, 22 December 2024
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Where was the Special Boat Service operating in this period?
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Where was the Special Boat Service operating in this period?
This is *exactly* the same as when I was a dustman one summer as a student, 30 years ago.
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This is *exactly* the same as when I was a dustman one summer as a student, 30 years ago.
Re last post these recent rebounds in urban US gun ownership stand out
January 29, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Re last post these recent rebounds in urban US gun ownership stand out
Rubens's daughter, in Dulwich Picture Gallery
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Rubens's daughter, in Dulwich Picture Gallery
Detail from the picture above
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Detail from the picture above
The Anna Ancher exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery is as good as everyone is saying. On till early March.
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The Anna Ancher exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery is as good as everyone is saying. On till early March.
Controversial opinion but I think a lot of these charts are utterly unreliable, as soon as you start wondering how accurate the GDP growth data might be. And then there's the scaling of the x-axes...
January 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Controversial opinion but I think a lot of these charts are utterly unreliable, as soon as you start wondering how accurate the GDP growth data might be. And then there's the scaling of the x-axes...
I think this reflects just as badly on the British. Astonishing naivety.
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I think this reflects just as badly on the British. Astonishing naivety.
Detail from an old Bartholomew Half-Inch to the Mile map of the Grampians
January 22, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Detail from an old Bartholomew Half-Inch to the Mile map of the Grampians
Love this from my old university college
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Love this from my old university college
Zakatala, from the Caucasus.
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Zakatala, from the Caucasus.