Dr Philip W Blood MBA
@philipwblood.bsky.social
Polymath from politics, strategy, arts, humanities and business. Historian of Germany. https://linktr.ee/PhilipWBlood https://philipwblood.substack.com/
Sunny morning for Riding the rails to Rails of Sheffield for a little loco maintenance.
#EasterFront1WW - Just finished editing another chapter of my forthcoming book. The fascinating story of Pawel, a 14 year old Russian POW in German captivity, and the anthropological experiment ‘played’ on him. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
#BattleofAachen - the best commercial film about the Battle of Aachen and the other German cities. They include Nazi newsreeels.
A new article on Substack - a cultural history of a Tiger tank. justarmour.substack.com/p/the-vimout...
The Vimoutiers Tiger
The Remarkable Saga of a German Tank, a Normandy farmer and a British journal.
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A new article on Substack - a cultural history of a Tiger tank. justarmour.substack.com/p/the-vimout...
The Vimoutiers Tiger
The Remarkable Saga of a German Tank, a Normandy farmer and a British journal.
justarmour.substack.com
#BattleofBritainDay - remembering the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary, the massive Flypast and the march of the few veterans.
#DDay #Normandy - military history people doing military history. @ww2tv.bsky.social @seanboy.bsky.social @battleguidevt.bsky.social
#DDay #Normandy - first day on the battlefield - Bayeux-Gold Beach - slip roads - Villers Bocage. An excellent 9 hours with @ww2tv.bsky.social
#Normandy - final plans for the trip D-DAY50 then and now complete: following 69 Infantry Brigade on Gold Beach and the 7th Armoured Division to Falaise. Re-examine German war crimes and visit the post-1995 memorials. Embarkation - following the German route Wednesday morning.
As per every year on this day, watching Battle of Britain while reminiscing in memories of my grandmother.
#Normandy - 7 days and counting. Studying maps and pictures from the Desert Rats memorial book of 1945.
The signature debate still ticks along over on the YouTube channel's comments section, so I sat down with @philipwblood.bsky.social to ask the question, "Is a signature historic?" As you can imagine, we then covered a lot of ground about the Luftwaffe. 📺 youtu.be/n4_3zt7THOM 🎧 pod.fo/e/55f3cb
I'm with @philipwblood.bsky.social, erasing the signature is more of a historical moment than someone scrawling with a pencil on hundreds of prints.
The Aviation Show@theaviation.show · 2mo agoSo, I ruffled a few feathers with the Gunther Rall episode. The responses in the comments bleated, "That signature is historic!" Is it? I decided to sit down with @philipwblood.bsky.social and chat about the dark history behind the Luftwaffe aces. 📺 youtu.be/n4_3zt7THOM 🎧 pod.fo/e/55f3cb
So, I ruffled a few feathers with the Gunther Rall episode. The responses in the comments bleated, "That signature is historic!" Is it? I decided to sit down with @philipwblood.bsky.social and chat about the dark history behind the Luftwaffe aces. 📺 youtu.be/n4_3zt7THOM 🎧 pod.fo/e/55f3cb
Is A Signature Historic? Erasing History - Part 2 with Dr Philip Blood
YouTube video by The Aviation Show
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I have many thoughts about this crap, but I'll save them until after Thursday's episode with @philipwblood.bsky.social. You can watch/listen to it now on our Patreon if you fancy.
The Crusader Project@crusaderproject.bsky.social · 2mo agoHow about ‘no’? @lmbd1418.bsky.social
#Normandy2026 - the final reading before the big push on 2/9. The theme: Gold Beach to Falaise - Monty’s Victory.
A friend played Northern Soul and now I can’t stop playing the songs. It’s the weather! music.apple.com/gb/album/i-c...
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by Four Tops on Apple Music
Song · 1965 · Duration 2:42
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Preparing for Normandy in a month… served with beans on toast.
Talking with Beci Carver about UK academia - apologies for the previous upload, the sound is now restored: open.substack.com/pub/philipwb...
Talking with Beci Carver, University of Exeter
The First in a Series of Discussions on the Crisis in UK Higher Education
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Manchester Evening News has carried the story: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/fur...
Furious veterans storm out of Manchester Cathedral after 'snub'
Veterans were upset their regimental chapel had been decorated for an exhibition and the cathedral was preparing for a gala dinner for Warburtons the bakers
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Dr Philip W Blood MBA@philipwblood.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy latest substack page: open.substack.com/pub/philipwb...
This looks like a very interesting site. @vandawilcox.bsky.social @philipwblood.bsky.social @jonnybriggs.bsky.social @jakeoliverholliday.bsky.social
Nazi Perpetrators in Italy | German Massacres 1943–1945 | NS-Täter in Italien
Research and educational resources on Nazi perpetrators, German massacres, war crimes, archives, trials, and memory culture in occupied Italy.
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