Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
Civil servant by day, historian by night. Researching the military in British India. Accidental First World War historian. WFA Universities Trustee. Husband & Dad. Views my own. https://linktr.ee/adamprime
NTWFS and Birmingham WFA are collaborating to provide a Not the Western Front Conference. 13th March at Royal British Legion Royal Sutton Coldfield, B75 7AL. 4 great speaker including Peter hart & Richard Van Emden with lunch for £29 (£25 if booked before 25th Dec) to Book go to
Presented at sports history conference on Indian Army and sport as 2nd year PhD. First question was not a question, they simply said ‘That was disappointing, you did not include hockey.’ I have not really dabbled in sport history since 😂😂😂
Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · last wk.Hey 🧪! I was just reminiscing with a friend about the time a very senior academic called a mid-career guy's work "completely meaningless" at a meeting and now I want to hear your best (public, academic) disses
Excited to receive a preview of the front cover and a potential publication date of January 2027 for Allied with India. A really great looking edited collection including my own contribution covering Indian and Australian interaction and cooperation during the Great War.
I made an impulse purchase, didn’t cost a lot, but I wonder if anyone might know more about binoculars than me? There are no identifying marks aside from the JCR on the lid of the case.
British Library's EThOS platform for its online database of 650,000 doctoral theses back online. Hooray!
EThOS records restored
We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.
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A fantastic day on Saturday at The WFA President’s Conference. It was a privilege to deliver my paper on the Indian Cavalry and the charge at High Wood. Three other excellent papers too. Lovely as ever to meet some new people and to catch up with some old friends too.
Thousands of forgotten Punjabi WW1 soldiers recognised for first time
Forgotten Punjabi WW1 soldiers recognised for first time
Nearly 10,000 soldiers' names are being added to the official database of war dead, a cherished step for many of their descendants.
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It is some way off yet, but I have agreed to go into the kid's school in November and talk FWW in assembly to the whole school and run workshops with the older children. I'd be grateful if those who have experience of working with primary school children could suggest ideas or point me to resources.
Politics might feel unstable at the moment, but the podium industry must be booming.
Question time with 6 year old history fan: ‘Daddy, where did pirates poop?’
Did you know that in the middle of WWI, Singapore—a peaceful British colonial hub—erupted into violence? It wasn’t a foreign invasion, but a mutiny from within. This is the story of the 1915 Singapore Mutiny. 🇸🇬📜 #SingaporeHistory #WWI #HistoryUncovered goslingpress.co.uk/store/malay-...
Not sure I’ve ever put this on social media before but I’ve taken it down as we pack to move house. My mum commissioned a family friend and local artist to paint this for my 30th birthday. It is called ‘After the Battle’. The artist, Jackie Knott, sadly passed away last year.
Today the family very graciously joined me on a little Normandy Campaign tour. We didn’t go wild as it’s over 30 degrees again today - too hot to be dragging the kids around in the car.
After 2 days in Disneyland, this morning we headed to Houlgate for the next leg of our holiday. 3 hour drive. Mrs Prime asked me to find a picnic spot en route. And boy did I deliver:
We’re driving to Normandy, I should have a book with me about Sword Beach or something but instead I’ve got these because I’ve got another bespoke talk to prepare… really need to start saying no!
Submitted a chapter to the editors last night (a little late, sorry!) but of course this morning I’ve thought of 8 more things I should have included!
The inaugural online talk from the Not the Western Front Society was given by Dr Adam Prime tonight. This fascinating talk was all about the little known Battle of Shaiba and the early part of the Mesopotamian campaign in WW1 @ntwf.bsky.social @primeadam.bsky.social @goslingpress.bsky.social
A reminder that I’ll be discussing the very interesting Battle of Shaiba tomorrow evening…
Not the Western Front Society@ntwf.bsky.social · 3mo agoNTWFS bring you the first of our Online talks On Tuesedy 5th May Dr Adam Prime presents The Battle of Shaiba, April 1915 To Book a free place go to www.trybooking.com/uk/GGNH
We spent a couple of hours this afternoon at East Midlands Aeropark. Got to see inside a Nimrod R1 which was pretty cool as well as an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy and a Vickers AC10. Then we sat and watched the planes take off from East Midlands Airport for a little while.
NTWFS bring you the first of our Online talks On Tesedy 5th May Dr Adam Prime presents The Battle of Shaiba, April 1915 To Book a free place go to www.trybooking.com/uk/GGNH
We’ve had an offer accepted on a house and as a family we are very excited! The thought moving my books though, fills me with dread!
Of possible interest: a funded PhD project in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRB897/p...
PhD Studentship: From the Frontline: Witnesses to War – Exploring the role, perspectives and impact of war correspondents during the Cold War and late 20th century at University of Bristol
Find a PhD Studentship: From the Frontline: Witnesses to War – Exploring the role, perspectives and impact of war correspondents during the Cold War and late 20th century on jobs.ac.uk, the top job bo...
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Out and about with the kids, and without my wife to tell me that taking the kids to a cemetery is perhaps inappropriate, we visited the Cannock Chase Military Cemeteries before the heavens opened.
A couple of weeks ago I posted about going down a research rabbit hole with the Battle of Shaiba. Soon after when approached for a talk, I couldn’t resist… Pleased to be supporting @ntwf.bsky.social with their first online talk. Do join us on 5th May if you are free!
Not the Western Front Society@ntwf.bsky.social · 4mo agoNTWFS presents an Online talk On Tue 5th May byDr Adam Prime.Two weeks prior to the landings at Gallipol, a British Empire force repulsed an Ottoman assault just outside Basra. To book go to www.trybooking.com/uk/GGNH
After an extended family weekend in Llandudno, braving Storm Dave, the sun came out and the wind dropped as we packed up. So being in North Wales, we did the only logical thing and visited one of Edward I’s castles!
NTWFS presents an Online talk On Tue 5th May byDr Adam Prime.Two weeks prior to the landings at Gallipol, a British Empire force repulsed an Ottoman assault just outside Basra. To book go to www.trybooking.com/uk/GGNH
