Polymath from politics, strategy, arts, humanities and business. Historian of Germany. https://linktr.ee/PhilipWBlood https://philipwblood.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mvpxsh4sus2sA new article on Substack - a cultural history of a Tiger tank. https://justarmour.substack.com/p/the-vimoutiers-tiger?r=60pf5w17 Sep 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpxsh4sus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mvkc36j3pk2x#BattleofBritainDay - remembering the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary, the massive Flypast and the march of the few veterans.15 Sep 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkc36j3pk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3muxfbdgtik2l#DDay #Normandy - military history people doing military history. @ww2tv.bsky.social @seanboy.bsky.social @battleguidevt.bsky.social07 Sep 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxfbdgtik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3muqr5m6zps2z#DDAY #Normandy #Cobra A day examining the Americans in the Bocage country.05 Sep 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqr5m6zps2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3muobl72bq22u#DDay #Normandy - first day on the battlefield - Bayeux-Gold Beach - slip roads - Villers Bocage. An excellent 9 hours with @ww2tv.bsky.social04 Sep 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3muobl72bq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3muewj7bqak2h#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.31 Aug 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3muewj7bqak2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mu5agmnqjs2yAs per every year on this day, watching Battle of Britain while reminiscing in memories of my grandmother.28 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5agmnqjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mtxs5mnlvs2y#Normandy - 7 days and counting. Studying maps and pictures from the Desert Rats memorial book of 1945.26 Aug 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxs5mnlvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mt6vgg5gmk2q#Normandy2026 - the final reading before the big push on 2/9. The theme: Gold Beach to Falaise - Monty’s Victory.16 Aug 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6vgg5gmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3msypisaois2vA friend played Northern Soul and now I can’t stop playing the songs. It’s the weather! https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-cant-help-myself-sugar-pie-honey-bunch/1443096418?i=144309642213 Aug 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3msypisaois2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3ms7c42nogs2sPreparing for Normandy in a month… served with beans on toast.03 Aug 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7c42nogs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mrhzkt5ge22bTalking with Beci Carver about UK academia - apologies for the previous upload, the sound is now restored: https://open.substack.com/pub/philipwblood/p/talking-with-beci-carver-university?r=60pf5w&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web25 Jul 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhzkt5ge22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mqymbgfnnc2kRiding the Rails in Holland.19 Jul 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqymbgfnnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mqmgqjvwcc23Manchester Evening News has carried the story: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/furious-veterans-walk-out-manchester-34283558 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmgqjvwcc23https://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mqlvebcd5k2cMy latest substack page: https://open.substack.com/pub/philipwblood/p/the-end-of-the-manchesters?r=60pf5w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true14 Jul 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlvebcd5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mpuufab3js2nFrom the age of mediocrity to the dystopia before idiocracy: Burnham ranked a 'more capable' potential Prime Minister than Farage and Badenoch, poll for LBC reveals https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/burnham-popular-badenoch-farage-5HjdcWJ_2/05 Jul 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpuufab3js2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mpokj3d4l227York - a little gem off the beaten track and only open on Thursday mornings. The Kohima Museum in Imphal Barracks - well hworth a visit02 Jul 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpokj3d4l227https://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mp34ddjaf22sOn the anniversary of Operation Epsom, one of the pivotal British offensives of the Normandy campaign, we are pleased to announce the launch of Just Armour—a new collaborative publication exploring the history, technology, doctrine, and people of armoured warfare. https://open.substack.com/pub/justarmour/p/just-armour?r=60pf5w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true24 Jun 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp34ddjaf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3mp2o5mprcs24York - heaven: trains and Boddies.24 Jun 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2o5mprcs24https://bsky.app/profile/philipwblood.bsky.social/post/3moycduwpfs2nYork from Gifford’s tower. Nearly killed me to get up there. The Minster in the background. Similar atmosphere to Aachen - both Cathedral cities.23 Jun 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:3ggffffosfook5dfa4ynyaic/app.bsky.feed.post/3moycduwpfs2n