Ben Kite

Thank you so much. I am glad you enjoyed them. I suspect it is my fault they did not get the attention, I have been in the Middle East for the last four years and therefore did not market/promote them very well!

@daryl_lynch Thank you Daryl, I am so pleased you enjoyed it

Stout Hearts, great book really recommend, amazing level of detail (which is both readable ie not boring and very thought provoking) thanks @benkite1

Giving @benkite1 's brilliant 'Stout Hearts' ( @Helionbooks ) a gentle refresh. I can’t recommend this book highly enough!

@whincupm @SteveGoldsmith5 Thanks Fellas!

@SteveGoldsmith5 YES! @benkite1 is superb on Normandy.

The #DDay80 anniversary has seen extensive media coverage of 6th June 1944, but where do you go for a deeper dive? Whether it's a new release or an old favourite, I'm interested in your #HistoryBookChat and #WW2 picks. Drop your #DDay book recommendations below 👇

#newblogpost #Onthisday 80 years ago, the D-Day operation took place. Author Ben Kite writes about his work on his book Stout Hearts. 📖 Read the blog post here: helionbooks.wordpress.com/2024/06/06/sto… 🛒 Buy Stout Hearts (on offer for a limited time) here: helion.co.uk/military-histo… #DDay80 #DDay

@ReassessHistory @TheDDayStory @TankMuseum @NAM_London Definitely, and if I can be of any help (though I am now living abroad) please let me know

@benkite1 @TheDDayStory @TankMuseum @NAM_London Thanks so much Ben, means a lot, I feel a few of us working in partnerships with museums could really generate some content which would engage a vast new audience.

Three days, over 400,000 views of threads dedicated to wartime armour alone There is a massive amount of interest in #DDay80, so @TheDDayStory, @TankMuseum, @NAM_London why don't we do something amazing & pump out more brilliant content together? As a team... #WW2 #SWW #History

@James1940 @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Perhaps over-rated too James? By some at least.

Just listening to @TheRestHistory - and want to make clear I would NEVER EVER refer to the SS as a ‘crack squad of elite troops’ @holland_tom & @dcsandbrook Fanatical, yes, well equipped, yes, but that’s as far as it goes.

@WW2TV Well done Woody - great achievement

We've seen steady growth on WW2TV. Here are the total views per year: 2020 - 93,572 2021 - 931,364 2022 - 1,994,424 2023 - 3,203,594 (with two weeks to go) There are many bigger history channels out there, but I'm very pleased

A very interesting piece from Brunel University on events over the weekend. Worth a read intelligencestudiesreview.blog/2023/10/09/how…

@DanJarvisMP @Keir_Starmer Congratulations Dan - great news and hope all is well

Honoured to be asked by @Keir_Starmer to serve on the frontbench as the Shadow Security minister. There is nothing more important than the security of our nation. Let’s get to work.

Really enjoyed hosting this panel and so glad to represent @kearney at this exciting and interesting conference.

The ‘wicked problem’ panel, facilitated by @benkite1 @kearney - looking at how we may share tradecraft across the emerging domains of intelligence practice #Intelligence2023

I really enjoyed chairing this panel at the 32nd Australian Institute for Professional Intelligence Officers’ (AIPIO) annual conferences (a fantastic event). Some amazing panelists and great questions from the audience.

@austdef Well spotted I blame Twitter’s auto-correct

@benkite1 Gary

I loved reading Gerry McKay’s vivid book on his experiences as an Australian Infantry Platoon Commander in Vietnam. I understand it is quite well known in Australia, but I would also commend it to a wider international audience.

@ex_major Yes that was my first thought to. But I am struggling with BIF

@benkite1 Duke of Wellingtons (aka Duke of Boots) possibly Ben?

Just bought this cigarette/card case to put my business cards in. Do any of my historian friends have any suggestions on which regiment ‘The Dukes’ might be referring to and who B.I.F. Might be?

@Masonicmoron Now that is interesting!

@benkite1 Look up Dukes cigarette company

@SimonWelburn I think Harry Patch was DCLI but it certainly could be the DWR

@benkite1 THe Duke of Wellingtons, Harry Patch's old mob in WWI maybe.

@NickoChampion Of course!