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I'm pleased my suggestion, 'Whither Operational Art', is the topic for the @BCMH_news annual conference on 20 June 2026 at Oxford OTC, and I'm organising the programme. The call for papers is here. @BCMH_ECR_
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John Alexander
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John Alexander
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Air/land polemologist, joint operations expert & trainer. Ex @ChiefofAirStaff Fellow at @selwyn1882 & @OxfordCCW. Ex @HQARRC, @jointAirPower & @UKinPakistan.
Durand Line Beigetreten Temmuz 2010
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'Appointing an Armed Forces Commissioner was a lead defence manifesto commitment by this Government to renew the nation’s contract with those who serve'.
Call me crazy but personally I'd rather you weren't hauling 80 year old veterans into court on cases they were already cleared of.
GOV.UK share.google/FXcKKoDGnatpX8…
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Things Labour can do on Defence: enact legislation to drag our soldiers through the courts.
Things Labour can’t do on Defence: fund it or equip it.
Crazy. They’ve found time for one, not the other.
Ben Obese-Jecty MP@BenObeseJecty
The Defence Readiness Bill… isn’t ready. Shock. Due to be ready in “early-2026” it now won’t be ready until mid-2027 at the earliest and won’t be scheduled in the King’s Speech later this month. Cue the inevitable response that the MOD is working “flat out™” and “at pace™” This was Recommendation 28 of the Strategic Defence Review. Labour pledged to deliver all 62 but these are now slipping to the right and missing their delivery dates. Coupled with the nine-month delay to the Defence Investment Plan it illustrates that despite talking a good game on defence this Government is simply not delivering; Industry is paralysed, our armed forces are simultaneously underprepared and overstretched in readiness for current threats and we’re now in the bottom-third of NATO for defence spending. By the time this Government has finished we are in danger of being left militarily irrelevant.
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Join us at our Midlands site on 16 April for our lunchtime lecture Lawrence of Arabia in Miranshah 📜✈️
Explore T.E. Lawrence’s role on the North-West Frontier during WWI and discover a lesser-known side of his story.
🗓️ 16 April 2026
🕰️ 12 noon
📍 Lecture Theatre, National Cold War Exhibition
🎟️Book now: rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands/whats…
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A final reminder that the call for papers for the BCMH 2026 Conference 'Whither Operational Art' in Oxford on 20 June closes tomorrow, 1 April. bcmh.org.uk/bcmh-conferenc…
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A reminder that the call for papers for the BCMH 2026 Conference 'Whither Operational Art' in Oxford on 20 June ends on 1 April, notwithstanding the many fascinating papers received already covering different campaigns and using different methodologies. bcmh.org.uk/bcmh-conferenc…
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I was so depressed by the state of things I hadn’t even realised it was Blue Monday.
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If Oxford is within your range this Tuesday, 14th October, @OxfordCCW is launching my book on realism at All Souls Library, 130pm. An all star panel: Jeanne Morefield, @SeanMolloyIR, Susan Martin and @blagden_david. All welcome! Pets not encouraged.
ccw.ox.ac.uk/contact-1
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Delighted to be presenting at Northamptonshire’s Western Front Association this coming Thursday (9th October) about the Battle of Jaroslawice, 21 August 1914.
The talk is at 1930 at:
The Lecture Theatre Church Rooms Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton NN1 3NL
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🇬🇧✈️ The @RAF_Regiment has deployed a specialist counter-drone unit to Denmark after a surge in unauthorised drone incidents.
Working with NATO allies, we stand ready to counter hybrid threats & keep skies safe.
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Pleased that Raffal and Alexander (eds) Close Air Support, both in print and new eBook, is available with 20% off today. helion.co.uk/military-histo….
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We’re giving you the chance to stock up on your reading list with 20% off all print and eBooks at Helion.co.uk. Whether you’re relaxing at home, heading away for the long weekend, or just looking for your next great read, it’s the ideal time to treat yourself. No code needed – simply browse, choose, and enjoy the savings. 👉 Shop now at Helion.co.uk
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@AirPowerHistory Did Hogarth make any progress with #warintheair? The CID sought to replace him with Baring, Lawrence, Groves or others in 1924 because of his lack of progress since appointment in 1922. No mention of #warintheair in his obits and biographies, or his papers at @MagdLibAndArch.
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Instead of Raleigh and Jones, perhaps we should be discussing Raleigh, Hogarth, and Jones #warintheair #officialhistory #WW1
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@AirPowerHistory Easy. J. C. Slessor Air Power and Armies (OUP, 1936). A treatise on air support to a land campaign based on historical analysis using primary sources, rather than a narrative. Subject of my paper at next week's @RAFMUSEUM conference. rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats-g…
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#QOD - Favourite English language #airpowerhistory text published during the interwar years (1919-1939)?
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Round 3 is on! Check to see who made it and who didn't!
#PrimeandLoad #History
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📚 Explore our full digital collection:
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🔹 50th at Bay
🔹 Close Air Support
🔹 A Forgotten Campaign
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The UKs Defence Review, due in a few hours, will offer "announceables"- the hideous term that refers to spin.
Instead of another review, HMG could have simply cut all existing bureaucracy in favour of a lean, 21st century approach. The savings could be used for munitions.
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We've reached the point where Ukraine needs to consider very hard whether it's willing to extend a Ukrainian security guarantee to NATO.
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If you’re going to wax lyrical about renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve, perhaps at least use a picture of British soldiers to illustrate your point?
These soldiers are Brazilian.
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