WW2 History Starter Pack
Hopefully this is a useful starter pack for interesting WW2 history channels and people on Bluesky.
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@historyeuan.bsky.social
@soundsold.bsky.social
Sound history. Researching WWII radio and listening in Aotearoa New Zealand. Blogs at worldwarvoices.wordpress.com. Toitū te Tiriti.
@britwarmemorial.bsky.social
Exploring Britain’s war memorials. Boer War, First World War (Great War), Second World War et al. Member of the Great War Group #LestWeForget #Remembrance Please like or share to remind people how important and beautiful war memorials are.
@sussexpillbox.bsky.social
Historian & amateur archaeologist recording Second World War features in East Sussex, UK. Long-term sufferer of anxiety & depression. Defence of East Sussex Project: http://www.pillbox.org.uk Sussex Military Research: http://www.sussexMR.co.uk
@ijnhistory.bsky.social
Documenting the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1868-1945.
@jockduncan.bsky.social
Better known as Newbattle at War on 'Twitter' Grandad, amateur filmmaker 🎥 and military historian. Author of Midlothian at War, With a Pick and Rifle and co-author of Only Remembered books. My 4th book Midlothian in WW2, I'm proud to say is now out.
@ww2girl1944.bsky.social
Historian of Poland in WW2. Specialising in Poles in Auschwitz, & the #WarsawUprising. Now running history tours in Poland! Check out my podcast "Moments in Time: WW2 Edition" #biker
@navalairhistory.com
Writer naval/aviation hist. Council member Navy Records Soc. Words. Art. Photography. Silken Windhounds. He/him. Free Palestine
@kejamieson.bsky.social
Short For Bob. Naval & Maritime Historian. AFRHistS Royal Historical Society. Council Member: Society for Nautical Research. PhD Student @ Exeter Uni. Day Job in Offshore Security. Rower. Owned by a Dog 🐾 katejamieson.co.uk / IG: katejamieson_
@lucyworsley.bsky.social
Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
@thehistoryguy.bsky.social
Creative Director of the world's best History Channel https://linktr.ee/HistoryHit | I host the Dan Snow’s @HistoryHit podcast
@whoresofyore.bsky.social
Sex History. "A Catalogue of Jilts, Cracks, Nightwalkers, Whores, She-Friends, Kind Women & Others of the Linen-Lifting Tribe”
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
@alexvont.bsky.social
Historian, screenwriter, broadcaster. She/her. Latest book, FALLEN IDOLS, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. HISTORY’S SECRET HEROES and THE LUCAN OBSESSION on BBC Radio 4. One of the Silk Road Slippers https://www.silkroadslippers.com
@stevepeers.bsky.social
Professor of EU and Human Rights Law, Royal Holloway University of London. Next book: UK Trade Law after Brexit (OUP, forthcoming). Usual disclaimers.
@forgottenwarpod.bsky.social
The definitive podcast about the Burma Campaign of WW2. Robert Lyman & Jack Bowsher take you through the incredible & often brutal war in SE Asia, out Feb 2025
@thestudyofwar.bsky.social
ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: [email protected]. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
@frbguide.bsky.social
French Battlefields Guide in Normandy. Military history enthusiast. Website and booking: https://www.french-battlefields.com/
@jamiemctrusty.bsky.social
Posts on (mostly) Second World War aviation and naval history. See ALT text for picture credits and additional information!
@keironpim.bsky.social
Author, nonfiction writing tutor, editor, proofreader. Out now in paperback, Endless Flight: the Genius and Tragedy of Joseph Roth (Granta). Agent: @thehamiltonagency.bsky.social
@publisherisabel.bsky.social
I focus on manuscript editing and beta reading, formatting and publishing. With my knowledge and skill as a digital marketer, I help authors in promoting books, likewise SEO creation.
@andrewic.bsky.social
Loves to read about history IC Member #1496 Great War member Watch collector Kellys heroes afficiando Writing a book on film and propaganda
@dalyhistory.bsky.social
Historian | Author | AMA | Associate FRHistS | My own views. https://linktr.ee/jamesdaly83
@howson.bsky.social
Engineer, Family history researcher, British home children of Canada researcher, an eclectic taste. Happiest strolling the moors.
@dunkirk1940museum.bsky.social
Official Account of the Dunkirk 1940 Museum, Chatham, Kent
@bill1940.bsky.social
Teacher and SWW buff. Love music & guitars. Independent Company member and POW obsessive. Currently writing a book about the Allied POW experience in Europe
@cguyver.bsky.social
NHS substance misuse service administrator. Writing a biography of King Leopold I of the Belgians. Beautiful Surrey.
@militaryhistory.org.uk
Bluesky page for Military History Journal. MHJ covers British and international military history. Published in Ayrshire, Scotland. Posts by @neilritchie.bsky.social
@lucyt.bsky.social
PhD student Wolverhampton, researching RAMC in the Western Desert in Second World War. General history nerd. Feral housewife. Geriatric Millenial. Childfree by choice. Mulberry bag collector. She/her.
@traceyp.bsky.social
History is my thing. Like a hat. Book reader. Pod listener. Inspired by Hermione Ranfurly. Organised chaos.
@kcllnucsc.bsky.social
Home to King's College London Naval History, Seapower and Maritime Strategy Research @warstudieskcl @dsdkings https://www.kcl.ac.uk/security-studies
@njg330.bsky.social
Bristol Rovers, Springsteen, The Bristol Area Independent Co. No479 . Aspiring scale modeller. Likes hats.
@matteatonmedia.bsky.social
Personal Account: researching troop morale & entertainment for p/t Military History PhD, London IC, voracious reader, keen baker, secret SWW modeller. Journaling about history here: https://matteatonmedia.substack.com
@normagraham.bsky.social
Retired 🇨🇦 librarian, happily married, liberal/progressive. Grey/Bruce is home. Obsessed with Canadian military history. Current research: 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion. I am blessed with the kindest friends in the world.
@historyofthesecondworldwar.com
Creator of History of the Great War and History of the Second World War weekly history podcasts. Always ready and willing to discuss video games, Tolkien, and the Detroit Red Wings
@wugolini.bsky.social
Professor of Second World War Studies (Edinburgh Uni). Co-founder of RSE-funded Second World War Network (Scotland); PI on AHRC project 'Beyond Borders: The Second World War, National Identities and Empire in the UK'; Author of Wales in England 1914-1945
@mhafhs.bsky.social
We research Military History at the Swedish Defence University (Försvarshögskolan) - We were founded 1873 by Generalmajor Hugo Raab. Find us here: https://www.fhs.se/en/swedish-defence-university/about-sedu/organisation/department-of-military-history.html
@curatorian.bsky.social
Historian & curator - history of war, conflict and IWM collections, with digressions into #judo and #videogames. 日本語を勉強している。Posts are personal views.
@profpeterdoyle.bsky.social
Military Historian (and geologist) Trench warfare, terrain and material culture FRHistS
@jessicareinisch.bsky.social
Modern historian at Birkbeck, working on UNRRA, relief & humanitarianism, internationalism. I edit the Bloomsbury Histories of Internationalism series & direct the Centre for the Study of Internationalism.
@alanallport.bsky.social
Dr. Walter Montgomery & Marian Gruber Professor of History, Syracuse, NY. https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/alan-allport Husband, dad, scouser, gobby. Demobbed (2009), Browned Off & Bloody-Minded (2015), Britain at Bay (2020), Advance Britannia (2025)
@chrisgrey.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof of Organization Studies, Royal Holloway University of London, ex-Prof Warwick & Cambridge. FAcSS, FRHistS. Now mainly analysis of Brexit including Brexit & Beyond Blog. Author Brexit Unfolded (Biteback, 2021, 2023). Elsewhere @chrisgreybrexit
@nhledbetter.bsky.social
ABD, Princeton, East Asian Studies. Instructor, Asian History, Rider University. Perpetually writing my dissertation (warfare in 16th C. Kyushu, Japan). He/Him/あいつ/"That Nagashino Guy." At some point I'll start posting useful stuff here. Maybe.
@drrobthompson.com
Bluesky’s resident Vietnam War historian. Army University Press historian and documentary maker. Author of _Clear, Hold, and Destroy_—a book about pacification in Phú Yên. All views my own. Слава Україні! Web: https://www.drrobthompson.com
@ckolonko.bsky.social
Archaeologist specialising in UK's F/SWW Home Front & Invasion Defences. Often mistaken for a palaeontologist, architect, & 'pillbox hunter'. I don't know anything about the Atlantic Wall. chriskolonko.wordpress.com youtube.com/@remembertheregs
@drgavinhughes.bsky.social
Short misadventurer in archaeology, mischievous military historian, author, broadcaster, relentless miniature painter & wargaming collector. Follows cricket but doesn't understand it. Looks a little like Asterix 🙂 Rep @Pastpreservers; CMRS TCD, NI , Wales
@otdmilhistory.bsky.social
All about military history. Run by historian Brad St.Croix. Check out the OTD YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@OTDMilitaryHistory Support OTD through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/OTDMilHistory
@ihr.bsky.social
The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social
media + curriculum tool for promoting women & nonbinary historians | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/ #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #HistoryBeyondTheBinary
@historybowsh.bsky.social
Military Historian, Author & Educator Associate Fellow Royal Historical Society Author of Forgotten Armour: Tank Warfare in Burma - Chiselbury Publishing Media Representative Past Preservers: [email protected]
@jich.bsky.social
A peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis academic journal exploring the British Empire, the Commonwealth, and wider colonialism. EIC @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social AE @yiannicart.bsky.social BRE @evansmithhist.bsky.social CDE @jonasgjerso.bsky.social
@jwomenshistory.bsky.social
The official account of the Journal of Women’s History, edited by Sandie Holguín and Jennifer J. Davis. Book Review Editor, Ronnie Grinberg. Website: jwomenshistory.org journal site: https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/100
@whwnorthernic.bsky.social
Welcome to the We Have Ways Northern IC, Afflicted men & women from the North of England to infinity and beyond! All welcome, WhatsApp Group & meets.
@thebattleguide.bsky.social
Man of Kent. Military history anorak. Battlefield guide. Biker. CWGC volunteer. IC, GWG & WFA member. Wargamer. BA (Hons) in War Studies.
@whwcambridgeic.bsky.social
News on meets of the @wehavewayspod Cambridge IC, covering Cambs, Essex, Herts and beyond. We are the Duxford ‘Big Wing’. Send a DM to join WhatsApp.
@whwoxonarea-ic.bsky.social
A group for all Members of the The Have Ways Independent Company members in the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire areas,centered around South Oxfordshire but hoping to establish a bridgehead on many fronts.
@channelislandsic.bsky.social
In an effort to round up the Channel Islands #IC. Bluesky Account for news and meets of the @wehavewayspod Channel Islands Independent Company.
@britjnlmilhist.bsky.social
The British Journal for Military History is the scholarly journal of the British Commission for Military History. Website: https://journals.gold.ac.uk/bjmh/
@battlefieldben.bsky.social
Second World War Historian/Battlefield Guide. Director of Liberation Route UK @lre_foundation. Committee advisor & ambassador @TaxiCharity. Moto GP fan! My personal views.
@drmaureenwright.bsky.social
Historian, author and Spaniel lover. WHW IC. Specialism: Women's Suffrage movement. Things of historical interest: just about anything. Currently working on becoming a theologian (MA 2024) and tracing my father's service journey in #WorldWar2
@barnthorn.bsky.social
Publishing company specialising in military history, open to all genres. Welcomes new authors, as well as experienced ones. www.barnthornpublishing.co.uk
@historyandmoore.bsky.social
Military and 20th Century Historian and Battlefield Tour Guide. Co-founder of the Great War Group. http://historyandmoore.com - history blogs, media work, talk requests and more Disney/Sweet Treats/WBA
@luketurner.bsky.social
Author: Men at War - Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 on British masculinity, sexuality & the cultural memory of WWII on W&N Books/Orion. First 📖 Out of the Woods, 2019. Co-founder: The Quietus. My stuff: https://linktr.ee/luketurner ⚒️🏳️🌈
@historyrage.bsky.social
#HistoryRage is a #podcast by Paul Bavill where we invite historians to get angry about that one 'fact' you wish people would stop believing
@lmbd1418.bsky.social
Military & Animal Historian🗡️ 🇲🇲🐴 🐎 Author Works with old ✈️ Freaking out in a Moonage Daydream…
@seanfscullion.bsky.social
Author of CHURCHILL’S SPANIARDS (Helion) y ESPAÑOLES CONTRA EL NAZISMO (Espasa) #ContinuingtheFight Spain/SCW/Hispanic World Mountains/climbing/ultra distances #ManonaPinkBike🚲 Military History🇬🇧🇪🇸☘️🇫🇷
@merrynwalters.uk
Writer. Excitable. 📗FRGS Getting lost on purpose. ツ https://linktr.ee/merrynwalters
@sommecourt.bsky.social
Military Historian, author and Battlefield Guide. Occasional wargamer. Host of the Old Front Line #WW1 #podcast. www.oldfrontline.co.uk
@jojohook.bsky.social
Professional Battlefield Guide & Military Historian WW1/WW2 Op MG, WF - MA WW1. Presentations & podcasts. Dad designed Quality Street tins & drew maps in WW2
@joeyh1990.bsky.social
Historian and curator, who has had the misfortune to have been raised to support Tottenham Hotspur football club. Happiest with family, around wildlife, or on the cricket pitch. Preferably all together!
@seaspitfires.com
Author, historian & archaeologist, Lindblad Expeditions guide, National Geographic expert. Has a soft spot for WW2 Coastal Forces, landing craft, LCT 7074 & D-Day. Servant to Flynn. Writes books for Penguin. www.seaspitfires.com
@andyaitch.bsky.social
Mainly I like the 52nd Lowland Division. Cohost of News Of The War https://linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar The Lowlander pod https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lowlander/id1715310568 Walking With The Jocks Tour 2025 https://walkingwiththejocks.co.uk/
@almurray.bsky.social
@rgpoulussen.bsky.social
Keeping the memory of #WW2 alive by means of #OTDs. Arnhem author of two *good* books about operation Market Garden, Lost At Nijmegen & Little Sense Of Urgency (Order 😉 via https://pre-jump.nl). Can be hired as Battlefield Guide.
@ww2tv.bsky.social
🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🎙️ YouTuber, battlefield guide and historian in Normandy. All opinions, comments and newsboy caps my own. Quite "Woke" and proud of it. #WW2TV #Normandy #IpswichTown #Rockabilly #Punk 🐈🍺⚽ https://www.youtube.com/c/WW2TV
@jamesjhistory.bsky.social
Aviation and Cultural Historian: The memory of the RAF in the Second World War. PhD student and Assistant Lecturer, University of Essex and Wolverhampton. Co-Presenter for @nmtdambusters.bsky.social pod.
@historypegg.bsky.social
Conflict History my passion, Without history we are nothing, learning from the past to make a better future. Writing a book on Army Chaplains in World War 2 May 2025 published by Chiselbury. Podcast @aohpod
@spitfirefilly.bsky.social
Author, 'Eagle Days: Life & Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain'(out May 2025) | Ed., Journal of Aeronautical History | RAF Charitable Trust & National Spitfire Project Ambassador | Rep: Georgina Capel | www.spitfirefillyaviation.com
@nickfshortbskysoci.bsky.social
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. The background picture is part of a painting I am lucky to own called 'The Isles of Sinodun' by the talented artist @annadillon.bsky.social.
@alexchurchill.bsky.social
FRHistS Royal/Military Historian Director @greatwargroup 🕯️ www.istoriatravel.org ✈️ Rep: @donaldwin.bsky.social 📚 #CFC ⚽️ #WW1 #WW2 🏴 But frequently bangs on about the French 🇫🇷 https://achurchill.substack.com
@nickhewitt4.bsky.social
#naval #historian #Orkney Culture Team Lead @OrkneyCouncil. Author: Firing on Fortress Europe, Coastal Convoys, Kaiser’s Pirates. New book #Normandy: The Sailors’ Story with Yale Books. On TV a bit. Views all mine. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇹🇼
@philipwblood.bsky.social
Historian of Germany and Europe. ‘History is politics by other means - genocide is not an intellectual exercise.’ Fallout.Ghost.io #skyhistorians
@claremulley.bsky.social
Author of The #SpyWhoLoved (freedom), #WomenWhoFlewForHitler (but ended their lives on opposite sides of history), #WomanWhoSavedTheChildren (but didn’t like them much). #AgentZo (what a hero).
@historyeuan.bsky.social
History geek. IC 3436. Psychotherapist. Norfolk based. Writing about the disaster at St Valery-en-Caux in June 1940.