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Official account of the Second World War Research Group.

Second World War Research Group reposted

Calling all graduate/PhD students studying #ww2 #ww2 #wwii: we're featuring @lawlor_ruth Vojin Majstorovic Natalie Mendoza @43Wheeler @Cgzinsou and our grad fellows @LizGard02128121 & @Zane_Whitney_Jr on 12 February discussing their experiences. Register: shsu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

SWWResearchNA's tweet image. Calling all graduate/PhD students studying #ww2 #ww2 #wwii: we're featuring @lawlor_ruth Vojin Majstorovic Natalie Mendoza @43Wheeler @Cgzinsou and our grad fellows @LizGard02128121 & @Zane_Whitney_Jr on 12 February discussing their experiences. Register: shsu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We are delighted (and astonished) to have received more than 200 paper proposals for our conference! Many thanks to you all!

Call for Papers! The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference. 'The Second World War: 80 Years On' 📍King's College London 📅 12-13 June 2025 Please share widely!

MeganAHamilton's tweet image. Call for Papers!

The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference.

'The Second World War: 80 Years On'

📍King's College London
📅 12-13 June 2025

Please share widely!


10 days left to get your abstracts in!

Call for Papers! The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference. 'The Second World War: 80 Years On' 📍King's College London 📅 12-13 June 2025 Please share widely!

MeganAHamilton's tweet image. Call for Papers!

The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference.

'The Second World War: 80 Years On'

📍King's College London
📅 12-13 June 2025

Please share widely!


There is now one month left to get your paper abstracts in for 'The Second World War: 80 Years On', London, June 2025.

Call for Papers! The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference. 'The Second World War: 80 Years On' 📍King's College London 📅 12-13 June 2025 Please share widely!

MeganAHamilton's tweet image. Call for Papers!

The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference.

'The Second World War: 80 Years On'

📍King's College London
📅 12-13 June 2025

Please share widely!


Our next major conference has been announced! 12-13 June (possible evening event on 11 June tbc), at Bush House, King's College London. See the call for papers below in the tweet by our lead-organiser, Megan Hamilton.

Call for Papers! The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference. 'The Second World War: 80 Years On' 📍King's College London 📅 12-13 June 2025 Please share widely!

MeganAHamilton's tweet image. Call for Papers!

The Second World War Research Group is pleased to share the details for our upcoming annual conference.

'The Second World War: 80 Years On'

📍King's College London
📅 12-13 June 2025

Please share widely!


Second World War Research Group reposted

Thrilled to share that elements of my research on army training across the British Empire are featured in this exhibit! Great to see academic research having public impact. @ahrcpress @UKRI_News @I_W_M @CDPConnect

War and the Mind – our new, free exhibition at IWM London will be opening this Friday, 27 September. The exhibition explores war's many psychological dimensions, from the First World War to the present day. Read more: bit.ly/45VHYpj

I_W_M's tweet image. War and the Mind – our new, free exhibition at IWM London will be opening this Friday, 27 September. 

The exhibition explores war's many psychological dimensions, from the First World War to the present day.

Read more: bit.ly/45VHYpj


Second World War Research Group reposted

Prof. Andrew Stewart (@ww2hist) discusses the Lord Ironside Papers, which are now housed at the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives at KCL⬇️

#DYK 2024 is the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives’ 60th birthday?! 🎂 We’re celebrating every month by posting a blog all about items from our military collection, chosen by our staff. This month we look at Ironside's diaries leading up to WWII: blogs.kcl.ac.uk/kingscollectio…

KingsArchives's tweet image. #DYK 2024 is the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives’ 60th birthday?! 🎂 
We’re celebrating every month by posting a blog all about items from our military collection, chosen by our staff. This month we look at Ironside's diaries leading up to WWII: blogs.kcl.ac.uk/kingscollectio…


Anyone able to help out?

Anybody w/@SWWresearch know of a list of code names for WWII leaders? It'd help us out a lot!



Second World War Research Group reposted

Getting stuck into this recent purchase from the @statelibrarynsw shop... @kristenauthor @SWWresearch

history2wheeler's tweet image. Getting stuck into this recent purchase from the @statelibrarynsw shop...
@kristenauthor @SWWresearch

Second World War Research Group reposted

Hello history fans! My article about rural Scotland in the Second World War is now available open access - meaning anyone can read it😎 Features: conscientious objectors, POWs, volunteers, women (Land Army & Timber Corps), lumberjacks 🪚🪵👩‍🌾 Link here: bit.ly/3M4SAZS


SWWRG Vice-President @rjhammond215 has just been appointed Co-Editor of War in History. He joins Lance Blyth and fellow SWWRG Vice-President Kathryn Barbier as Co-Editors.

With some excitement (and trepidation) I have accepted the invitation of Sage Journals to serve as a co-Editor for War in History alongside Kathryn Barbier of Mississippi State University and Richard Hammond of the University of Brunel. War in History is a peer reviewed journal…

mtn_war's tweet image. With some excitement (and trepidation) I have accepted the invitation of Sage Journals to serve as a co-Editor for War in History alongside Kathryn Barbier of Mississippi State University and Richard Hammond of the University of Brunel. 
War in History is a peer reviewed journal…


Second World War Research Group reposted

Announcing 'Demobbed', our conference on the experiences of military veterans after demobilisation, to be held 30-31 May 2025. Submit your paper proposals to me (see below tweet for details) 👇

CALL FOR PAPERS: "'Demobbed': The Social, Cultural, Political, and Economic Legacies of Military Service" - examining the experiences of veterans in the post-service landscape, 30-31 May 2025. Details below 👇

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"'Demobbed': The Social, Cultural, Political, and Economic Legacies of Military Service" - examining the experiences of veterans in the post-service landscape, 30-31 May 2025.
Details below 👇


Second World War Research Group reposted

I am delighted to say that my article on the real reasons for and process of the demise of the battleship in the post-1945 Royal Navy has been published... and it is open access. doi.org/10.1093/hisres…


Second World War Research Group reposted

How did the Second World War change rural Scotland? Did people take holidays during the war? What was the overall state of Scottish morale? To find out, click the link below to hear me talk with Miranda from @NewBooksNetwork about my book #History #WWII megaphone.link/NBNK1448850373

MMoffski's tweet card. Michelle Moffat, "Scottish Society in the Second World War: Traditi...

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Michelle Moffat, "Scottish Society in the Second World War: Traditi...


Second World War Research Group reposted

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on 6 June, @SWWresearch organised a panel unveiling insights on the Normandy Campaign. Discover the role of the French Resistance, reframe naval efforts, and re-evaluate German strategies. Watch here👇 youtube.com/watch?v=6j8INR…

DSD_Kings's tweet card. New Research on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign at 80

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New Research on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign at 80


Tomorrow! Come along watch (online) for free.

🚨TOMORROW🚨 🪖New Research on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign at 80🪖 Organised by the @SWWresearch group, event panellists will share insights from their ground-breaking scholarship on aspects of the campaign. 🗓️ 04 June, 18:00-19:30 📍Online ow.ly/psov50RK18H

DSD_Kings's tweet image. 🚨TOMORROW🚨

🪖New Research on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign at 80🪖

Organised by the @SWWresearch group, event panellists will share insights from their ground-breaking scholarship on aspects of the campaign.

🗓️ 04 June, 18:00-19:30
📍Online
ow.ly/psov50RK18H


Our next online global seminar is on 4 June 2024, 1800-1930 UK time. It covers new research on D-Day and the Normandy campaign, featuring Halik Kochanski, Arthur W. Gullachsen, and Nick Hewitt. New Research on D-Day and the Normandy Campaign at 80! swwresearch.com/post/new-resea…


An exciting new podcast series on the SWW has just been debuted by the Unknown Warriors pod, with a series of thematic episodes on the war. unknownwarriorspod.co.uk/wwii


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