# second world (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover second world. Page: Feed: --- ## [Air Power and Industrial War—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/air-power-and-industrial-warjbgpts) _2026-08-19 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Why Modern Warfare Rewards Systems, Not Heroic Individuals ## [1600 – 146 BCE: Ancient Greek Military History—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/1600-146-bce-ancient-greek-military) _2026-08-17 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ From the Mycenaean World to Roman Conquest, c.1600–146 BCE ## [Britain’s Victory and the Uses of State Violence in the Second World War—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/britains-victory-and-the-uses-of) _2026-08-15 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Britain’s Victory Through Organised Industrial Power ## [WW2 1941-45: Were Second World War Special Forces Effective?—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/ww2-1941-45-were-second-world-war) _2026-08-11 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ The Chindits and the Long Range Desert Group as Supplementary Instruments of War ## [WW2 Sep 1944 :Market Garden and the Limits of Airborne Power—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/24-nov-2026-ww2-sep-1944-market-garden) _2026-08-07 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Montgomery understood airborne troops. He failed by asking them to do more than such forces could reliably sustain. ## [WW2 1941-45: Technocratic management of bombing campaigns—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/09-feb-2026jbgpts-study-guides) _2026-08-03 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ How scientists, analysts and statisticians reshaped Allied bombing strategy during the Second World War. ## [WW2 1942: Field Marshal Alexander Was Elegant, Gentlemanly, Incredibly Brave, but Also Lazy and Did Not Get a Grip over His Command](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/ww2-1942-field-marshal-alexander) _2026-07-31 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Harold Alexander, Burma, the Middle East, Sicily, and the Limits of Aristocratic Ease in Theatre Command ## [Gunpowder—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/20-oct-2026-jbgpts-study-guides) _2026-07-27 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Why Its Chinese Origins and Song-Era Military Use Matter More Than Discovery Alone ## [Battle of Carrhae, 53 BCE When Roman Doctrine Failed—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/04-oct-2026-jbgpts-study-guides) _2026-07-23 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Doctrinal Failure: Why Roman Close-Combat Infantry Could Not Defeat Parthian Mobile Warfarev ## [WW2: French Police in German-Occupied France (1940–1944)—JBGPT's Study Guides](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/20-sep-2026-jbgpts-study-guides) _2026-07-19 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Administrative Continuity, Accommodation, or Collaboration? ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/suzCQI9XAUoJ) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Artificial Intelligence, Official Military History, and Archival Verification 17 July 2026](https://jbgptmilitaryhistory.substack.com/p/using-ai-to-access-and-reference) _2026-07-17 · JB-GPT's AI-TUTOR—MILITARY HISTORY_ Preserving Evidentiary Authority in Digitised and Multilingual Research Environments ## [The Tsar's Broken Bayonets: Russia's Milyutin Model in WWI](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/the-tsars-broken-bayonets-russias) _2026-06-09 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ The Russian Empire had long used its ability to mobilize its large pool of manpower to its advantage. This system collapsed by 1917 and helped foment a revolution. ## [Pillbox Myths #7](https://chriskolonko.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/pillbox-myths-7/) _2026-05-23 · Chris Kolonko · Chris Kolonko-Weet_ Wills’ Pillbox Drawings: a study in critical analysis I’m currently writing a report and academic paper in which I would like to outline the origins of the drawings published in Pillboxes by Henry Wills which was published back in 1985. Instead of taking up unnecessary space in the report and paper, I thought I might Continue reading Pillbox Myths #7 ## [The Sick Man's Last Stand: Conscription and the Ottoman Empire in WWI](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/the-sick-mans-last-stand-conscription) _2026-05-02 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ Fighting from the mountains of the Caucasus to the sands in southern Arabia, the Ottoman Army's conscripts were overstretched, ill-supplied, and ill-treated. ## [South Africa's Unworkable Military: The Failure of the SADF's Conscription Model](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/south-africas-unworkable-military) _2026-04-18 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ Mobilizing the entire white population of South Africa did not save the Apartheid system. Digging into why is important to understand the failure of the "Total Onslaught" strategy ## [What I Enjoyed Most About Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/what-i-enjoyed-most-about-peaky-blinders) _2026-03-26 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ The "Blitz Spirit" in WWII has been captured in films, novels, and shows. Tom Harper's newest film shows a new angle on how a city like Birmingham was affected by the German bombing. ## [Imports for the Underdog III: The Viet Minh's March to Victory](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/imports-for-the-underdog-iii-the) _2026-03-13 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ From 1945 to 1954, the League for Independence of Vietnam waged a brutal struggle against the French Empire. The supplies received from China and the Soviet Union helped the revolution succeed. ## [Imports of the Underdog II: Afrikaner Gold for German Mausers and French Creusots](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/imports-of-the-underdog-ii-afrikaner) _2026-03-03 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ Facing threats from native African tribes and British expansion in South Africa, the Afrikaner republics leveraged their access to gold and natural resources to buy European arms in bulk. ## [Imports of the Underdog I: The Confederacy's Arms Imports and the American Civil War](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/imports-of-the-underdog-i-the-confederacys) _2026-02-19 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ During the American Civil War, the Confederacy needed to import a vast arsenal from overseas to keep its military fighting. The weapons they imported ensured that the war continued for many years. ## [Proliferation of USVs Among Non-State Actors](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/proliferation-of-usvs-among-non-state) _2026-02-03 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ Policymakers in the United States and other Western nations will need to take into account the possibility of non-state groups using unmanned explosive boats to attack international shipping. ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4s3VPLH4t8ZH) _2026-02-03 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [A People in Between: The Kashubian Experience of World War II](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/a-people-in-between-the-kashubian) _2026-01-03 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ The Kashubians, a borderland community that straddled the German/Polish divide, faced the brunt of the German occupation of Poland and the wrath of vengeful Poles after the war. ## [An Independent Woman by Sophia Holloway – wonderful Regency novel of a young woman from Allison & Busby](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/an-independent-woman-by-sophia-holloway-wonderful-regency-novel-of-a-young-woman-from-allison-busby/) _2025-12-04 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ An Independent Woman by Sophia Holloway I have had the pleasure of reading and reviewing several of Sophia’s books, in which I have always become really engaged by for their romance, plot, historical accuracy and clever humour. I’m happy to say that her latest offering combines all of these elements and even more insights into More An Independent Woman by Sophia Holloway wonderful Regency novel of… ## [The Dayaks of Borneo: A Secret War and a Forgotten Story](https://patrickbodovitz.substack.com/p/the-dayaks-of-borneo-a-secret-war) _2025-11-26 · Patrick Bodovitz · Patrick’s Substack_ Japan's occupation of the island of Borneo led to a major resistance movement that engulfed its garrison. The Dayak people were central to this defiance of Japanese rule. ## [Murder in Paris – The Blind Detective Investigates by Christina Koning – A murder mystery set in newly liberated Paris in 1945 from Allison & Busby](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/murder-in-paris-the-blind-detective-investigates-by-christina-koning-a-murder-mystery-set-in-newly-liberated-paris-in-1945-from-allison-busby/) _2025-11-19 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ Murder in Paris – The Blind Detective Investigates by Christina Koning This well written and impressive novel is actually the tenth in the series. It is, however, undoubtedly a book that can be read alone as an excellent novel. It is set in April 1945, before the ending of the Second World War, but following More Murder in Paris The Blind Detective Investigates by Christina Koning A murder mystery… ## [New Book: The Essex Record Office in 70 Documents](https://wwar2homefront.blogspot.com/2025/11/new-book-essex-record-office-in-70.html) _2025-11-15 · E J Rudsdale · WW2: A Civilian in the Second World War_ I have contributed to a new book, The Essex Record Office in 70 Documents , which has been published to mark 70 years of support for Essex Record Office ( ERO ) by the Friends of Historic Essex . The book highlights the extraordinary breadth of the archives at ERO with the aim of inspiring all who read it to visit and discover more at ERO. All proceeds from sales of the book will go to the Friends… ## [Three Wartime Women – Fascinating real life accounts of the Second World War from Handheld Press](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/three-wartime-women-fascinating-real-life-accounts-of-the-second-world-war-from-handheld-press/) _2025-10-20 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ Three Wartime Women from Handheld Press The Voluble Topsy by A P Herbert Army Without Banners by Ann Stafford Where Stands a Winged Sentry by Margaret Kennedy You may have heard that Handheld Press recently closed, and many of their books were sold on Postscript etc. I managed to get a dozen titles and have More Three Wartime Women Fascinating real life accounts of the Second World War from… ## [Young Mrs. Savage by D.E. Stevenson – a lovely 1949 novel of family reprinted by Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street Press](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/young-mrs-savage-by-d-e-stevenson-a-lovely-1949-novel-of-family-reprinted-by-furrowed-middlebrow-at-dean-street-press/) _2025-09-03 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ Young Mrs Savage by D.E. Stevenson This is one of Stevenson’s delightful books set in a small Scottish town. It features a family affected by the Second World War: a young woman left widowed with four young children. This novel was originally published in 1949 and has been reprinted by Furrowed Middlebrow at Dean Street More Young Mrs. Savage by D.E. Stevenson a lovely 1949 novel of family… ## [Death on Fleet Street by Anna Sayburn Lane – the latest in a brilliant 1920s series of murder mysteries tackled by Marjorie Swallow](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/death-on-fleet-street-by-anna-sayburn-lane-the-latest-in-a-brilliant-1920s-series-of-murder-mysteries-tackled-by-marjorie-swallow/) _2025-07-25 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ Death on Fleet Street by Anna Sayburn Lane This is not a straightforward review – because I have realised that this is the fifth in a series of 1920s murder mysteries that I have not reviewed! This is a shocking omission as I have enjoyed every single one of these books and would heartily recommend More Death on Fleet Street by Anna Sayburn Lane the latest in a brilliant 1920s series of murder… ## [Silence After Dinner by Clifford Witting – a 1953 murder mystery set in an English village with a definate twist reprinted by Galileo Publishers](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/silence-after-dinner-by-clifford-witting-a-1953-murder-mystery-set-in-an-english-village-with-a-definate-twist-reprinted-by-galileo-publishers/) _2025-07-20 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ Silence After Dinner by Clifford Witting I have read many Golden Age and postwar detective books, including several by this author, but rarely have I encountered one as clever as this one. When I first realised that some of the action (not a lot, it transpired) took place in China, I was not that keen More Silence After Dinner by Clifford Witting a 1953 murder mystery set in an English village… ## [A Death on Location by the Reverend Richard Coles – the latest installment of murder and more from the English village of Champton](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/a-death-on-location-by-the-reverend-richard-coles-the-latest-installment-of-murder-and-more-from-the-english-village-of-champton/) _2025-07-14 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ A Death on Location by the Reverend Richard Coles This well written novel is the fifth Canon Clement Mystery, and like the others it includes a range of fascinating and very realistic characters in a rural setting set in the early 1990s. There is a great deal of underlying humour in the way the whole More A Death on Location by the Reverend Richard Coles the latest installment of murder and more… ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PKUhh5gKTWwB) _2025-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [The Eights by Joanna Miller – four of the first female undergraduates at Oxford in 1920 in a novel of loyalty and love.](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/07/09/the-eights-by-joanna-miller-four-of-the-first-female-undergraduates-at-oxford-in-1920-in-a-novel-of-loyalty-and-love/) _2025-07-09 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ The Eights by Joanna Miller This book was an accidental discovery, but one that I am very glad to have made. It is a novel which is so convincing that I wanted to check if some of the characters really existed – there are some on the periphery who were real, like Vera Brittain, and More The Eights by Joanna Miller four of the first female undergraduates at Oxford in 1920 in a novel of loyalty and… ## [A New Home at the Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas – a saga of wartime women in difficult circumstances in Manchester 1941](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/a-new-home-at-the-wartime-hotel-by-maisie-thomas-a-saga-of-wartime-women-in-difficult-circumstances-in-manchester-1941/) _2025-06-24 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ A New Home at the Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas Fans of wartime stories will find another series to love in this first book of a new set of novels. I am a huge fan of “The Railway Girls” series that Thomas also wrote, in which she cleverly brought together a group of women with More A New Home at the Wartime Hotel by Maisie Thomas a saga of wartime women in difficult circumstances in Manchester… ## [Rosemary Rutherford - War Artist and Designer](https://wwar2homefront.blogspot.com/2025/06/rosemary-rutherford-war-artist-and.html) _2025-06-09 · E J Rudsdale · WW2: A Civilian in the Second World War_ Museum of Chelmsford, 21st June 2025 I was invited to give a talk at the Museum of Chelmsford on Rosemary Rutherford (1912-1972), a prolific artist who spent much of her life in East Anglia. Rosemary became a Second World War artist, depicting the war at home and abroad, and later a renowned designer of stained-glass windows. I explored her life and work and discussed the Rutherford Project, which… ## [8th May 2025: 80th Anniversary of VE Day](https://wwar2homefront.blogspot.com/2025/06/8th-may-2025-80th-anniversary-of-ve-day.html) _2025-06-09 · E J Rudsdale · WW2: A Civilian in the Second World War_ The 80th Anniversary of VE Day was marked in Chelmsford with World War II exhibition displays in the Shire Hall by Anglia Ruskin University, Broomfield Church, Essex Record Office and the Hylands Estate. I was invited to give a talk on Chelmsford in the Second World War from the Journals of E.J. Rudsdale at Chelmsford Cathedral on 5th May 2025. With thanks to Chelmsford For You for organising such… ## [Double Stakes by Alison Morton – a contemporary thriller featuring a determined young woman in multiple cases](https://northernreader.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/double-stakes-by-alison-morton-a-contemporary-thriller-featuring-a-determined-young-woman-in-multiple-cases/) _2025-06-03 · joulesbarham · Northern Reader_ Double Stakes by Alison Morton Over the years I have had the pleasure of reading many of Alison Morton’s books. Some have been from her Roma Nova series, which features a world in which the Roman Empire has continued, with female leadership and women taking the lead in many roles. The series in which Double More Double Stakes by Alison Morton a contemporary thriller featuring a determined young… ## [Roll of Honour: Norfolk](https://chriskolonko.wordpress.com/2024/11/09/roll-of-honour-norfolk/) _2024-11-09 · Chris Kolonko · Chris Kolonko-Weet_ A Roll of Honour of those members of the Regular and Territorial Army of the Home Forces killed on active service in Norfolk will be kept here and updated as research progresses. 1941 Name Unit Date Location Private Gordon James Stevens 6th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment 6 January 1941 Swaffham Private Albert J. Sewell 6th Continue reading Roll of Honour: Norfolk ## [Blog 2- Setting the scene: 2 Corps and the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division come to Norfolk-1940](https://chriskolonko.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/blog-2-setting-the-scene-1940/) _2024-11-04 · Chris Kolonko · Chris Kolonko-Weet_ It’s been a while since I’ve been able to properly sit down and continue my research into Thetford and its defence during the Second World War. But I have once again found time to take a look into the role of the Divisions deployed to Norfolk and how these deployments related to the defence of Continue reading Blog 2- Setting the scene: 2 Corps and the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division come to… ## [Pillbox Myths #6](https://chriskolonko.wordpress.com/2024/10/14/pillbox-myths-6/) _2024-10-14 · Chris Kolonko · Chris Kolonko-Weet_ I m going to count this presentation as a Pillbox Myth. This looks at how long the pillbox was actually built for and in use within the anti-invasion defences of the UK during the Second World War. It s often assumed they were built from the outbreak of war in 1939 all the way until the end Continue reading Pillbox Myths #6 ## [Lee Miller - Providing a female gaze in the second world war](https://lionyne.substack.com/p/lee-miller-providing-a-female-gaze) _2024-10-06 · Leonie (she/her) · Substack von Leonie_ Content warning - this articles discusses the second world war and holocaust. ## [Mechanized Corps – a study in mobility and transport](https://www.hgwdavie.com/blog/2024/8/29/mechanized-corps-a-study-in-mobility-and-transport) _2024-09-28 · H.G.W. Davie · Blog - History of Military LogisticsHistory of Military Logistics_ Mechanised Corps were the elite of Soviet armoured forces, kept fully up to strength, more tanks than a Tank Corps, twice the size of a Rifle Division. So what does the word 'Mechanised' mean, how many vehicles did they have, how mobile were these units in reailty? ## [Zettelkasten Zkn3 English Language Manual - Part 5: Activating Markdown](https://www.hgwdavie.com/blog/2024/9/27/zettelkasten-zkn3-english-language-manual-part-5-activating-markdown) _2024-09-27 · H.G.W. Davie · Blog - History of Military LogisticsHistory of Military Logistics_ The Zkn3 Zettelkasten programme has a setting in the preferences to use Markdown. This could be very useful when migrating to another zettelkasten type programme, as part as ones disaster planning. However its not clear what impact this feature has in Zkn3, so this post is a bit of a voage of exploration. ## [How british tax money finances police violence in Calais, France](https://lionyne.substack.com/p/how-british-tax-money-finances-police) _2024-09-17 · Leonie (she/her) · Substack von Leonie_ Another day, another boat carrying displaced people trying to reach Britain capsized on its way from France to England. ## [How you british tax money finances police violence in Calais, France](https://lionyne.substack.com/p/how-you-british-tax-money-finances) _2024-09-17 · Leonie (she/her) · Substack von Leonie_ Another day, another boat carrying displaced people trying to reach Britain capsized on its way from France to England. ## [Zettelkasten Zkn3 English Language Manual - Part 4: Doomsday Planning](https://www.hgwdavie.com/blog/2024/9/16/zettelkasten-zkn3-english-language-manual-part-3-doomsday-planning) _2024-09-17 · H.G.W. Davie · Blog - History of Military LogisticsHistory of Military Logistics_ This part of the Zettelkasten Manual looks at methods to make the data in your Zkn3 Zettelkasten long-lasting and secure by making it transferable to other Zettelkasten type programmes, in this case Obsidian. ## [Zettelkasten Zkn3 English Language Manual - Part 3: My experience](https://www.hgwdavie.com/blog/2021/10/22/zettelkasten-zkn3-english-language-manual-part-3-my-experience) _2024-08-29 · H.G.W. Davie · Blog - History of Military LogisticsHistory of Military Logistics_ This blog records my experince with usng a zettelkasten for my MA dissertation.