Barnet Hartston (@barnethartston.bsky.social)

I’ve published a new article in the International Journal of the History of Sport: “Homing Pigeon Sport, Militarism, and Bürgerlich Masculinity in Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary.” I’m grateful to @hdichter.bsky.social and all at @ijhs.bsky.social for making this an easy and rewarding process.

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Homing Pigeon Sport, Militarism, and Bürgerlich Masculinity in Imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary Pigeon sport changed dramatically in Central Europe between 1870 and 1914 due to the rapid development of networks of poultry-breeding clubs, the expansion of homing pigeon use by European military... https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3RTMAWRZGTMZX6JDNSSE/full?target=10.1080/09523367.2026.2648871