On 1 October, We host Dr Nicola Martin from @uhihistory.bsky.social who will discuss: “The British Army and interpretations of the Laws of War in the eighteenth century” Details here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit... #Skystorians #EarlyModern #17thC #MilHist #LAW @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

So utterly sick of the religion of 'Digital '. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

Cartoon de Marian Kamensky (Autriche)

Welcome to our next IMH research seminar on 17 September. Ody Dwicahyo, PhD student (University of Leiden), will discuss "Rationalizing War in Early Modern Indonesia: Insights from the Javanese Court of Mataram, 1680s–1708 www.linkedin.com/posts/instit... #Skystorians #EarlyModern

Baltic Military History Conf: baltmilhist.eu Steve Murdoch (IMH) "The Codification of the Laws of War in Early Modern Northern Europe" David Turns (International & Operational Law) "Military war crimes trials in historical & comparative perspective" #Skystorians #MilHist #EarlyModern #17thC

We’re delighted to welcome DMF postdoctoral scholar Dr Daniel Strid to the department. Dr Stridh will be working on a project on the system of—and exceptions to—military recruitment in Swedish Sápmi in the first half of the 19thC. Read more about his work here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

Tssk. You experts and your pesky evidence-based interpretations! What's wrong with believing every spittle-coated lump of bile that drops from the various orifices of a hypocritical grifter with the intellect of a gnat? After all, he only has mankind's best interests at heart ...

Correct me if I am wrong, but #Farage has no higher university education, let alone in the discipline of #history. He is thus in no position to judge interpretations of history Sure, there is seldom a single orthodox historical truth, but it is for qualified Historians to debate. #Skystorians 🗃

⚡️ Ukrainian Navy rescued four soldiers who had been hiding in a Russian-occupied hospital for over three years.

Likewise, our current PhD student, @martinaberggren.bsky.social gave a compelling paper on the importance of Animals in War ( here pictured in conversation with the esteemed Professor Waldemar Kowalski). @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social #MilHist #svhist #AnimalsAtWar #Skystorians

It was excellent to hear 2x former IMH Masters Students, Andreas Ohlsson and Sara Hardselius presenting papers in Warsaw on behalf of the Swedish Armémuseum and Historiska respectively - applying what they had learned from us. @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social #svhist #Milhist #Skystorians

From Spanish-American War to the World War in France – The story about the Swedish Medal of Honor recipient Gustaf Adolf Sundquist Read my story about Gustaf through the link below 👇 www.westernfront.se/2025/08/31/f...

We look forward to welcoming you to our next International Military History Seminar Leyla Belle Drake (Uppsala University) discusses “The 1967 Betrand Russell International War Crimes Tribunal” Date: 03 September Time: 15:00 CET email [email protected] @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social #Skystorians

80 years on from the formal end of WW2 the rules based system & individual rights that emerged from that conflict are under threat. The world order is again up for grabs - www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Jim looks younger than Alfred in his uniform. To think someone his age could spend such a proportion of their young life in the trenches. Beggars belief.

⚡️Germany and France push for secondary sanctions on companies helping Russia skirt restrictions, urging the US to join in to force Moscow back to talks.

BREAKING: Israel is about to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran in self-defence. Our leaders are now preparing speeches to condemn Iran's unprovoked retaliation. Isn't this exciting? x

IMH just held its 2nd Military History Network Conference. This time co-hosted & held in Warsaw University. 5x National Defence Universities and 6x Civilian partner Institutions met over 3x great days. @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social #Skystorians #MilHist www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

I often also think of Alfred's brother Jim (pic). He would come to visit his sister - our grannie Flora - who pretty much raised us. There is no memorial to Jim in any village square. He saw years of trench warfare. Sometimes I reflect on the anonymity of those who survived the horror of the war

Manic Street Preachers.... Fantastic gig tonight at Gröna Lund, Stockholm. One of the top gigs of 2025 for sure, and there's been a few! With @lexythugcat.bsky.social and @warmatters.bsky.social Full gig list here tentsmuir.wordpress.com/1490-2/ #ManicStreetPreachers #KeepMusicLive

Manic Street Preachers.... Fantastic gig tonight at Gröna Lund, Stockholm. One of the top gigs of 2025 for sure, and there's been a few! With @lexythugcat.bsky.social and @warmatters.bsky.social Full gig list here tentsmuir.wordpress.com/1490-2/ #ManicStreetPreachers #KeepMusicLive

Israeli army database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed ~8,900 militants in Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare. www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...

Athens vs Sparta is a great example of why “warriorizing” an army is not a path to victory. The Spartans were regularly defeated by logistics and economic power. It didn’t matter how much they benched if the other side could bring overwhelming localized support or cut off the Spartans’ food.

We were delighted that our PhD student, Christian Kjellsson represented us at the 31st Nordic Historical Congress in Iceland. Question: “Where does the boundary between humanitarian aid / military support lie?” Case study: Swedish support to the national movements in Southern Africa #Skystorians

Fun reference: 1627 - As for the books the chancellor of Denmark, Christian Friis, has sent to Sir Robert Anstruther in #Irish and #Welsh he will have to leave those to others to translate @johngillibrand.bsky.social @wilsonmcleod.bsky.social @michellenic.bsky.social #Gaelic #Skystorians

Our PhD student @martinaberggren.bsky.social gave no less than 3x presentations at the 31st Nordic History Congress in Iceland this week on the theme of Human-Animal relations. www.linkedin.com/posts/instit... #MilitaryAnimals #AnimalHistory #MilHist #Skystorians @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

Job in British history 1500-1900! www.christs.cam.ac.uk/college-lect...

IMH thanks Prof. Heather Salter ( @northeasternu.bsky.social ) for her paper "The Chill Before the Cold War: The Noulens Affair & the Global Struggle Between Communism & Anti-Communism in the Interwar Period”. Also in pics Aryo Makko (chair) and Lt. Col Per Eliasson presenting Heather our IMH pin

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.” Israel just killed him.

For the last time: ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is an aggregate, made to spit nonense information back to you. This is why it cannot be used in an academic context.

Interesting article on the uses of #AI in the classroom by @patricklin1.bsky.social (pros &cons). Worth a read. emergingethics.substack.com/p/why-were-n... #Skystorians #Humanities #History #Literature

Interesting article on the uses of #AI in the classroom by @patricklin1.bsky.social (pros &cons). Worth a read. emergingethics.substack.com/p/why-were-n... #Skystorians #Humanities #History #Literature

Obviously a lie, since the definition of PhD-level expertise, standard across universities worldwide, is that you can produce original knowledge.

"All of this would be amusing if it were not so appallingly destructive." Savage accuracy from @eliotacohen.bsky.social

I've read a lot of articles in the past week or so from intellectually honest scholars that look like this one: forward.com/opinion/7598...

#History #NoKings

I'm so tired of hearing that we need to "teach our students how to use AI" when the thing they most need to use it is a critical-thinking skill set that can only be acquired by NOT using it. I'm tired of hearing that it's inevitable. I'm tired.

"We can’t put a date on Doomsday, but by looking at the 5,000 years of [civilisation], we can understand the trajectories we face today – and self-termination is most likely,” says Dr Luke Kemp at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge.

The Scottish Languages Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and came into effect on August 1st. It's a complex, incrementalist measure whose significance will only become clear over time. My overview and analysis here bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/06/20/t...

I am full of admiration for all the brave Israelis who speak out against and campaign against the Netanyahu regime. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

We read this poem at school in the 1970s Some say they cannot imagine the Military Profession can learn from the humanities. Yet this poem conveys so much. I cannot read it without thinking of uncle Alfred. It took 3x months to die from the gas attack. Listen youtu.be/qB4cdRgIcB8?... #Skystorians

We read this poem at school in the 1970s Some say they cannot imagine the Military Profession can learn from the humanities. Yet this poem conveys so much. I cannot read it without thinking of uncle Alfred. It took 3x months to die from the gas attack. Listen youtu.be/qB4cdRgIcB8?... #Skystorians

Academics have been saying there's a genocide in Gaza for months. What have they been saying and why have their arguments not been at all part of the conversation? New video essay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFPc...

Another reminder that there are other voices in Israel than Netanyahu and the Settlers... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

My favorite signs from today as Scotland turned out to protest Trump. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

B’Tselem, a large Israeli human rights organization, is out with a report today concluding that the Israeli govt is committing genocide in Gaza. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty came to the same conclusion, but B’Tselem is the first major Israeli group to say so: www.btselem.org/press_releas...