This looks really interesting.

Currently driving south to escape the cat 4 cyclone due to hit Exmouth WA, you'd be forgiven for thinking we were driving into the storm looking in our direction of travel. Taking shelter in Geraldton tonight and thinking of our hosts in Denham who don't have the option to leave.

For #IWD, we recognise the women of the U.S. Signal Corps. Called the "Hello Girls," 223 American telephone operators served in France, relaying orders to & from the front lines for the A.E.F. They had drill, wore uniforms & held ranks, but weren't recognised as military veterans until 1971.

This hasn't got the attention it needs. 10 people were killed.

Lawrence was chosen to go to the Hejaz partly because his name was already known to the Sherif, as the designer of his new stamps.

We can’t wait to meet as many new faces as we can squeeze in. More details to follow.

We're heading to Yorkshire! 😁

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#OTD - 27 February 1915

If all parties put up qualified tradespeople at the next election they could usefully turn over the next parliament to doing DIY.

I can't rate this highly enough. A global account of the opening months of the First World War by the people who were there. Compiled by two talented writers from international sources. In paperback to pre-order.

This is a great prize. You could join our happy band.

It's time to start revealing the details for nearly TWENTY talks available at our online conference on 26th April. You can either pick and choose your favourites, or load up with snacks and settle in for a marathon! greatwargroup.com/product/online

You will all have a crush on the assassin by the end!

Dispatches from MN: it's getting really hard, guys. The media has left, the donations are drying up, and ICE is still here kidnapping people. It's hard not to be resentful that other people have the option of setting this aside for.other things.

One sailor's war from North and West Africa to the surrender of Singapore, the death of a friend, images of shipmates, RMS and HMS, a crossing the line certificate, love this kind of thing...

When is a bookshop more than a bookshop? When it’s The Petersfield Bookshop.

They discuss how the books "Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War" & "British First World War Propaganda: From A to Z" (two recent books from Bloomsbury) reframe the war’s first months. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947... 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1947...

“If he knew he was going to blurt out offensive slurs, he shouldn’t have gone to the event” Yes. Absolutely. He shouldn’t have gone to the event where a movie explaining ALL ABOUT his Tourette’s was getting an award. Jesus fucking wept…

This is far and away the best film I’ve seen in a long time. Congratulations to all involved. #ISwear

😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 Bedford Council wins the internet!!

I feel seen 😁

A Russian Austin Armoured Car in Romania, 1917.

Here's fun. A stack of Rupert books from the 40s and 50s. All of them signed by the author/illustrator Alfred Bestall and one with a rather nice letter inside from him talking about story ideas.

Because no-one can resist a Great War animal photo.

We are rebooting our monthly "Knit and Chatter" bring the knitting, the crochet, the sewing, the chatter... every 2nd Thursday, that's TOMORROW in the shop. Tea, coffee and biscuits and its all free!!!

Will our U.S. members be watching the "big game" today? Americans also enjoyed their version of football in the First World War to keep soldiers fit & occupied. Pictured is the victorious 89th Division team that beat the 4th Division 14--0 while in the Army of the Occupation in the Rhineland.

Our next @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social FREE newsletter is going to drop at the beginning of next week. This month’s free article is going to be from a forgotten part of the Western Front, so make sure you sign up in time to to find out what it is!

Always an exciting moment when we see les grues (the cranes) flying north over our part of France… a sign that spring is on the way.

One week later I'm still thinking about this monument and all it represents.

This is very cool. An 1841 1st ed of the Duke of Wellingtons's Dispatches and Standing Orders inscribed by the compiler to Christopher Collins, Wellingtons's steward, valet and confidential servant. This copy almost certainly therefore lived within the Duke's houselhold.

Exciting new developments are on the way!

This is a brilliant opportunity.

As a visual learner this really brings home the scale of these things 😳

Maginot is famous for his #WW2 defences. But what did he do the first time round? achurchill.substack.com/p/article-an...

The raid on the Suez Canal took place between the 24th Jan and 4th Feb 1915 and marked the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War 1. The attack was a failure which cost nearly 2,000 Ottoman lives.

The raid on the Suez Canal took place between the 24th Jan and 4th Feb 1915 and marked the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War 1. The attack was a failure which cost nearly 2,000 Ottoman lives.

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