🚨GWG Free Talk Thursday 20 November at 20:00 UK time. We'll be joined by Nick Higham whose talk is based on his book Mavericks: Empire, Oil, Revolution and the Forgotten Battle of World War 1 Link below us02web.zoom.us/j/85381585115?… Meeting ID: 853 8158 5115 Passcode: 161943

“An action-packed tale of imperial British braggadocio, bravery and blundering on a grand scale.” A splendid review of Mavericks in the Times by Justin Marozzi, no mean writer and historian himself… This 1918 British operation was an imperial Mission: Impossible www.thetimes.com/article/3171...

GWG Director Alex Churchill will be tackling the topic of the Philippines in 1945 at the premier World War 2 festival We Have Ways Fest next weekend at Blackpit farm, near Silverstone Tickets here wehavewaysfest.co.uk

Last weekend GWG members Bruce and Mags Hubbard organised a day out for GWG members as part of the GWG 5th birthday celebrations. Their visit took them to all things Great War related in Caernarfon and included a short commemoration and wreath laying at Caernarfon war memorial.

Phil Watson giving his presentation “Lance -v- lance 1914 -The Last Lance Actions of the Great War” at the branch meeting of the WFA Tayside on Saturday afternoon

Topic: GWG free online talk. The Spy Who Disappeared - A Transcaspian Adventure Time: Jul 24, 2025 08:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/88098843940?… Meeting ID: 880 9884 3940 Passcode: 763406 As always, the talk is free to all and registration isn't needed

🚨🚨 Free online talk! Louise Provan will be talking about Reginald Teague Jones - The Spy Who Disappeared. This is a true story of espionage, banditry and derring-do in a little known (in the West at least) part of the world - Transcaspia and the Caucasus. Details below

🚨 GWG free talk! Open to all! Steve Marsden talks about Defense de Fumer - How a company of French reserves (may have) changed the war Time: Jun 19, 2025 08:00 PM London us02web.zoom.us/j/83283187443?… Meeting ID: 832 8318 7443 Passcode: 784578

Author, historian and The Great War Group founder Alex Churchill will be speaking at The Petersfield Bookshop on July 10th. Call the bookshop on 01730 263438 to secure your place. Tickets are £5; copies of the book will be available on the night

The first of our speakers has been confirmed for the @GreatWarGroup annual conference in October. Mike Taylor will be talking about captured German artillery 1914-1949 Follow greatwargroup.com/product-catego… to buy tickets and join fellow war bores in Bristol in October!

Sunset 🌓🌅❤️

Yesterday Andy Moody gave a talk to the Tayside Branch of @TheWFA about the Medium Mark A Whippet tank “Musical Box” and her wartime service. Andy is part of a group who have recreated a life size replica of “Musical Box”.

A beautiful day on the hills!

The NW Northern IC is having a great awayday in Glasgow with the @WHW_HighlandIC and our Scottish chums. Books, birthday celebrations, bier and bratwurst. WNTL? Thanks @louiseprovan.bsky.social ! 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏 #WeHaveWays

Feeling quite chuffed with myself. This is the culmination of an awful lot of work but I honestly think it challenges the accepted wisdoms which to this day, still surround Monty's legacy.

🚨 The Great War Group’s series of free online talks starts again in February. These are open to all, not just GWG members, and feature a very wide variety of topics. Check out our website below for further details! greatwargroup.com/talk/

🚨 BONUS EPISODE🚨 @guywalters.bsky.social joins us to explore the notorious Mitford sisters and their extreme political connections. From Unity's diaries to Diana's fascist ties, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Listen now 🎧 https://pod.fo/e/2a19c6 #history #podcast #mitford #WWII

The fantastic Dundee Tapestry, now on display at the V&A Dundee.

After a few administrative battles, our website is live. We’re up and running with a small selection of tours, and will be expanding the repertoire and running one-offs as time goes by. Happy to answer questions here of course, have a look. howtodohistory.co.uk

A gorgeous day yesterday up above the clouds! ☁️☁️☁️☀️❤️

Here is the recording of our last online talk for anyone who missed it! Steve Coffman talks all about the Spruce Production Division in WW1. Our series of free talks will be advertised here so watch this space! greatwargroup.com youtu.be/zrbpXWu_uhw

Today in 1914, battlecruisers of the German High Seas Fleet shelled coastal towns on the English North Sea Coast. Shell damage at 14 The Crescent, Scarborough, still clearly visible more than a century after the raid, when I visited in 2022. A thread 🧵

(Thread.) #OTD in 1944, Hitler's "Die Wacht am Rhein" (Battle of the Bulge) started. (Just after an American convoy was ambushed. The undeveloped film was later captured.) #WW2 #HISTORY

Yesterday’s chilly morning run in the hills 🏃🏻‍♀️🥶

Winter sunset 🌗🥶❤️

Christmas continues to advance through the shop with the arrival of the crocheted 'paper' chains made for us by the lovely jellyjudith.bsky.social

Edinburgh looking very Christmassy! 🎄

The hematologist Oswald H. Robertson pioneered the idea of "blood banks" in #WWI by packing glass jars of citrated blood from universal donors in an ice-filled chest that he had constructed from ammunition cases. Learn more about it in my book #TheFacemaker - linktr.ee/drlindseyfitzharris

Breezy day on the hills ❤️

The next GWG free online talk is on the topic of the US Spruce Production Division - a vital part of the American war effort. Tuesday 10 Dec at 20:00 GMT Free to attend, no need to register - just click the Zoom link us02web.zoom.us/j/8177546429... Meeting ID: 817 7546 4295 Passcode: 329395

It’s arrived 🥳❤️ @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

Lunchtime seaside run 🏃🏻‍♀️❤️

Running on a path behind a waterfall last night! 🏃🏻‍♀️🌚❤️ #winterrunning #trailrunning #headtorch

Delighted with NW chums to be heading North in February to the Glasgow meet. Bratwurst, beer and the best company. WNTL? Thanks @louiseprovan.bsky.social !

Great War Group Winter Online Course 2025 - The Italian Front - The Great War Group This is a course for anyone interested in learning about the Italian Front during the Great War. Open to all, sign up via link below. greatwargroup.com/product/cour...

A pivot on the official GWG account on here. We were not able to get the other one handed over to us. Do give us a follow, lovely @louiseprovan.bsky.social is going to be at the helm and she’d love hou to tag it for your #WW1 content @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

This is the new official BlueSky account of the Great War Group. Please follow for all the new info about all our activities, talks, courses, trips and much more. greatwargroup.com

One of my favourite war bores. Late to the party… 🤦🏼‍♀️ Also one of those rare decent human beings on social media! We should probably stick together @likesmokenoakum.bsky.social

Attached is the Verdun promo we did. Please sign up ... it's a great group.

And thank you and the group for letting me play with the motion graphics. Cheers.

It’s always a little later for November because of conference, but we’re proud of this one… @greatwargroup.bsky.social You can find out how to join at www.greatwargroup.com or buy this one from our shop - it includes a version of my George V & the Romanovs piece greatwargroup.com/product-cate... 🧵

A little visit to Toppings bookshop tonight to hear James Holland talking about Cassino 44 📚❤️