Podcasts, videos, books and tweets of the week 13
Cyberpunk history book week
Grifter of the week
It has been scandalously suggested that my $25,000,000 fundraiser for monocycles for Ukraine (69th “Extortionist” Company) is a scam and that I am not really an SSO operative in Ukraine. I invite you to figure out the truth for yourself.
— ✙ Copesint Central ✙ 🇺🇸🇱🇹🇵🇱🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@copesint) 12:22 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Dustin
Budd of the week
I’m particularly impressed with hooped t-shirt guy helping his mate, then haymakering him about 10 seconds later, and then raising that remarkably durable chair over his head in triumph. https://t.co/FvFCUXxr9y
— Nick Budd (@BuddNicholas) 8:27 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Dustin
War, war never changes
Perun isn’t an idiot
Dustin
Podcast of the week
Following on from Vietnam war fiction how about the real thing? On this first of a two part podcast we discuss what it was like to fight in the jungles of SE Asia. Our guest was NZ army Vietnam veteran John Tulloch.
— The Unconventional Soldier Podcast (@TheUCS473) 6:51 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
open.spotify.com/episode/7IdCSx…
Phil
Book of the week
Great News. I was able to read Jonathan’s draft manuscript and it’s excellent. A ton of research and a strong narrative. Highly recommended, and I hope we can review it in the New Year. https://t.co/qg2nuAeerq
— Dr Philip W Blood 🇲🇽 (@HistorianBlood) 3:24 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Phil
Other books
#HistoryWritersDay2022 some might enjoy Park Life, a snapshot of four seasons of grassroots football and post match pub culture in South Wales - a long way from the World Cup!
— Peter Roberts (@RobertsParkLife) 10:01 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
#HistoryWritersDay22 @Books2Cover
amazon.co.uk/Park-Life-Seas…
To celebrate #HistoryWritersDay22 I'm giving away one signed paperback of my debut novel #TheSecretsWeKeep set in WWII during the German occupation of the Côte d'Azur. Retweet and follow me to win! (UK only) Competition closes midnight 4th Dec. @Books2Cover @HQstories
— Theresa Howes (@howes_theresa) 9:45 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Charles V's code finally cracked:
— Giles MacDonogh (@GilesMacDonogh) 9:21 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
#HistoryWritersDay22
— Andy Brockman (@pipelinenews) 4:43 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
"The Buried Spitfires of Burma-A Fake History" is the inside story of what happens when pre-judged #research, wishful thinking and an aviation icon, meet the media, a politician needing a good news story & archaeology.
#ConspiracyTheories #Spitfires #Burma
#HistoryWritersDay22 - @SnellArthur - a political book with a lot of fireworks. We don’t agree in our politics, but Arthur has put forward a sizzling argument about modern British politics. Highly recommended.
— Dr Philip W Blood 🇲🇽 (@HistorianBlood) 11:13 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
#HistoryWritersDay22 - book recommendation @HimkaJohn
— Dr Philip W Blood 🇲🇽 (@HistorianBlood) 11:29 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Read this book after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine - it makes uncomfortable reading. Highly recommended for those interested in the Holocaust.
#HistoryWritersDay22 Simon, I hope you don't mind me joining in and just reminding modellers of my 2 books, published by @crowoodpress . In addition, for the last 6 years I am also editor of Tankette magazine for #MAFVA. Happy to help if I can for any questions. 😀
— Military Model Scene (@milmodelscene) 9:22 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
#HistoryWritersDay22 - highly recommended - @MarkGaleotti
— Dr Philip W Blood 🇲🇽 (@HistorianBlood) 11:42 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
A fascinating examination of modern war and society. Mark’s writing is informative regarding the kind of war the west is ‘observing’ in Ukraine. Cutting edge scholarship.
Somehow BLACK FRIDAY has stretched into BLACK SUNDAY. All these eBooks are available until Monday at vastly reduced prices. Stock your Kindle with some great reads today. hobartbooks.com
— David Roy (@DavidRo02674885) 9:32 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
#BlackFriday #Sale #eBooks #HobartBooks
instagram.com/p/ClYGO3doXhM/…
#HistoryWritersDay22 day 2. The history of the Royal Navy and it's relationship with the Monarchy told through the lens of Royal Fleet reviews. The last one was 2005. Will there ever be another? @Books2Cover @SeaforthPub @penswordbooks
— Steve R Dunn (@SteveRDunn) 9:30 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
We’ve just published our book ‘Atlantikwall in kaart’. It’s in Dutch, but there’s much to see as well. 😊
— Arthur van Beveren (@arthurvanb) 6:31 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
It describes the complete story of the German Atlantic Wall as a defensive system through original war time maps. A thread on maps as a source. 🧵#HistoryWritersDay22
BOOK DRAW TIME FOLKS!
— HistoryBookChat (@Books2Cover) 12:31 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
@Annecfletcher has very kindly offered one UK reader a chance to win a signed copy of her fabulous book.
To enter simply reply with the word 'ICE'.
*ONE UK WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM ON MONDAY.
*NO COMPETION ACCOUNTS WILL BE ENTERED.
GOOD LUCK. 📚
Zeppelin! It's a word that struck terror in the British population in WW1. Experience the first sustained aerial bombing campaign in history for yourself in my ‘Forgotten Blitz’ books, and at my website IanCastleZeppelin.co.uk #HistoryWritersDay2022
— Ian Castle (@IanCastleRaids) 12:05 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
So, it's Day 2 of #HistoryWritersDay22 and today I will be talking about my #PhilipYe #CrimeFiction series set in Chengdu, in the People's Republic of China, in 2014. To be honest, I thought for a long time before attempting a police procedural set in China, especially 1/4
— Laurence Westwood (@LWestwoodAuthor) 11:57 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
The irksome conditions under which paupers lived in the workhouse were actually designed to deter most of them from entering at all. It was a deterrent system – if they wouldn’t come in, the costs were kept down. And if they did come in, they must be truly desperate.
— Bernard Lewis (@BernardLewis8) 12:05 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Special offer from @YaleBooks to celebrate #HistoryWritersDay22!
— Dr Huw J. Davies (@HuwJDav) 9:32 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
Use code YHIST: bit.ly/3Gxjk3D
If you want to know about my book, The Wandering Army, check out the thread in the reply below. https://t.co/QpufTuUdjs
#HistoryWritersDay22 Day 2 is in full swing.
— Neil Daws MBE (@NeilDaws59) 12:17 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
COMPETITION:
Follow me, retweet this post & tag a friend for a chance to win A QUIET PLACE TO KILL (Bk 1) or A SILENT WAY TO DIE (Bk 2) in my Kember & Hayes historical crime series.
A PERFECT TIME TO MURDER (Bk 3) is out 22 Feb 2023.
It's #HistoryWritersDay22, so for anyone checking out the #hastag, my 1st (& hopefully not last!) book, #DunkirkAndTheLittleShips
— Dr Phil Weir (@navalhistorian) 4:09 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
It's a short look across the events & great armada of vessels of the fabled 1940 evacuation #WW2
(on #sale @BloomsburyBooks) bloomsbury.com/uk/dunkirk-and…
NEWSFLASH! ANOTHER BOOK DRAW FOLKS!
— HistoryBookChat (@Books2Cover) 1:13 PM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
@BernardLewis8 has just kindly offered a copy of his excellent book for one lucky UK reader.
To enter simply reply with the word HENRY.
*A winner will be chosen at random tomorrow/Monday.
NO COMPETION ACCOUNTS.
Good luck!
It’s #HistoryWritersDay22 today, a writing journey I began in 2000 with Gallipoli Gully Ravine. 22 years later I am still putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard 📚 🖊️ @penswordbooks @BloomsburyBooks @Schifferbooks @Helionbooks
— Stephen Chambers (@SteveJChambers) 1:50 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
Happy #HistoryWritersDay22! Thanksgiving may be over in America but thankful every day for all the wonderful readers across the US, the UK and around the world, from the Netherlands to Estonia to South Korea with many more to come!
— Catherine Grace Katz (@Catherine_Katz) 9:31 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
#WritersDay2022 Mine is coming out in the spring through @Helionbooks & I’m beyond excited. I’m now writing my 2nd which is about 18th of July 1918: THE turning point of the Great War & the FightingFirst @2INFDIV 1re DIM at the bleeding edge of the counter-offensive #2ndMarne
— Dr Rich Willis (@willisRM73) 10:59 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
Just published in time for #HistoryWritersDay22 ! Personal memoir of the Cold War, Gulf War '91, and much more. Sold out on Amazon but available from @penswordbooks via the link below. 😎 @Books2Cover
— Stuart Crawford (@509298) 9:22 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tank-Commander…
Happy #HistoryWritersDay22 to everyone taking part, with a special shout-out to all the @penswordbooks authors involved 👋🏼
— Rosie Crofts (@what_rosie_read) 12:20 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
Here is @penswordbooks’s little ‘bark’eting assistant showing off some of her faves! 📚👑
@Books2Cover
Book 1 of the #Manxman series is free on Kindle on 27/28 November as part of #HistoryWritersDay22
— Lynn Bryant (@LynnBry29527024) 8:00 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2022
#AnUnwillingAlliance Book 1 - Denmark 1807
#ThisBlightedExpedition Book 2 - Walcheren 1809
#ThisBloodyShore Book 3 - Tarragona 1811 (Out on Dec 6th)
On #HistoryWritersDay22 I remember why I wrote The Young Survivors: to keep alive the memory of my family members murdered in the Holocaust and to keep alive the incredible stories of survival of my mother and her two brothers. #NeverAgain #NeverForget linktr.ee/DebraBarnes
— Debra Barnes (@debra_author) 1:44 PM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
Some of the great reviews on Amazon for Tornado Over the Tigris, a memoir of the last years of the Cold War and operations over Iraq after the Gulf War, from the perspective of a Tornado pilot. I have some copies (DM) and also available at @AviationBooksPS
— MichaelNapier (@MichaelNBooks) 10:14 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
#HistoryWritersDay22
Casemate are offering an astounding 30% discount on 30 titles for the weekend of #HisoryWritersDay22
— Mike Peters (@MikeHistorian) 7:46 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
Bomb Group is on that list. Take a look at the Casemate website and secure a bargain for Christmas.
Congratulations to @phil_tinline and thanks to colleagues @HurstPublishers and @DHAbooks.
— Michael Dwyer (@MikeDwyerMike) 7:56 AM ∙ Nov 26, 2022
And many more in retweets!
Phil
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