Nigel Atter MSc

Dear followers I am delighted to announce that my book on 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1914-1918 is now available. More detail can be found here helion.co.uk/military-histo… If you would like a signed copy please DM me Best wishes Nigel

@TooFatLardies Nice work!

A final post for the year. Just finished this. I should be doing other stuff by now, but I’ve enjoyed taking some time out to learn more about airbrush techniques. Anyway, a very happy New Year to all. Here’s to 2025 being an exciting one. 🍾🥂

@RossBeadle @historian1914 @sworrall @policybloke @AndrewRawson11 @SeaSpitfires @ChristinaNoyes8 Would be great to see some analysis of Robertson as CGS to Sir John French, for example.

@historian1914 @sworrall @policybloke @AndrewRawson11 @SeaSpitfires @ChristinaNoyes8 I also think the strategic crisis and the rise of William Robertson has not been properly done in a single approach. It's dotted around assorted biographies

Narked to see an Insta account spouting about UK D-Day heritage, claiming to have done 5 year's research and planning on offering tours to places that he's blatantly got from watching mine and others' posts here.

@RossBeadle @historian1914 @sworrall @policybloke @AndrewRawson11 @SeaSpitfires @ChristinaNoyes8 Agreed was just thinking about this the other day Ross.

@sworrall @policybloke @AndrewRawson11 @SeaSpitfires @ChristinaNoyes8 @historian1914 I’m still pretty much stuck in 1915! (Except for Mesopotamia and Palestine)

@policybloke @AndrewRawson11 @SeaSpitfires @ChristinaNoyes8 Once asked @historian1914 what is the gaping hole in BEF historiography? His reply was the Operational History of 1915, although he's likely moved on from that now.

A betwixtmas visit to Norfolk and stopped into Swaffham, where I took the time to visit the town war memorial, the wonderful memorial window in the church, and the grave of Sir Arthur Kynvet Wilson, VC.

@battlegames Wow Henry I’m coming to yours next year! LOL

@battlegames Well said Henry

A wonderfully uplifting story about groundbreaking surgery at @RoyalPapworth, where surgeons transplanted a pair of lungs revived outside the body in a hi-tech box. Medical science doing its magnificent, awe-inspiring, life-enhancing thing 💙🫁 theguardian.com/society/2024/d…

Very first time I see the words on the Cross in Afrikaans! What is the rule @JuanMaree @jaffergullam ? Windhoek Old Cemetery, Namibia, WW1 and WW2 casualties.

@visit_leicester @VisitEnglandBiz Yes, also a tradition in Lincolnshire. My dad always had a piece of pork pie Christmas morning,

Having a pork pie for breakfast on Xmas Day is a #Leicestershire tradition originating in Victorian times in Nottinghamshire, as the family of the author D H Lawrence always had Pork Pie for breakfast on Christmas Morning. Have you got yours ready? @visitenglandbiz

I learned an astonishing statistic over the weekend - 10% of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller people die by suicide. The NHS Race & Health Observatory has launched a series of short films that present the lived experience of people from these communities. Please share.

There's a festive episode of Not So Quiet on the Western Front this week. Join @DanHillHistory & I as we explore the Christmas truce of 1914 through the eyes of one famous eyewitness - Bruce Bairnsfather. Available wherever you get your #podcasts! #ww1 #History

@masaccio60 Yep!

I think Laudanum is due a revival. A tincture of alcohol and opium might just be the perfect Christmas tipple.

@PunkRockStory The Clash by The Clash!

Which punk rock album is the perfect top-notch record from start to finish? I'm starting: Young, Loud and Snotty – Dead Boys For me it was the door opener to punk rock, and the first punk album I bought 🤩 #punk #punks #punkrock #DeadBoys #punk77 #history #punkrockhistory

A Polish #SOE agent who wreaked havoc in #WW2 German occupied Greece, accounting for the sinking of two Nazi U-Boats amongst other targets. The film named ‘Agent No.1’ about his wartime exploits is worth a watch

@nickfshort Same. We didn’t have a video recorded so I used to tape the audio and listen back to it before the next episode

Klaxon Alert! The iconic 'World At War' documentary from (blimey) 1973 can now be streamed for free here. I'll never forget the chilling opening sequence as long as I live. #History #WW2 u.co.uk/shows/the-worl…

@LouBell Congratulations Lou 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Really excited to say that I passed my PhD viva at the start of the week (with minor corrections)!!

Join @DanHillHistory & I on the #podcast this week as we discuss one of the definitive weapons of #WW1 - the machine gun. How did they work and why did they reshape the Western Front? Available wherever you get your podcasts! #war #History

@UKFCOT @HealthRegLawyer @TheHCPC Can’t see it happening with their current methods and processes. Change is required. HCPC is not fit for purpose to met the PSA’s standards on FTP. It hasn’t done so for at least 7 or 8 years now.

@HealthRegLawyer Shocking. Speechless. When will @TheHCPC meet the standards (formal and humanity) when exercising responsibilities for Fitness to Practice? professionalstandards.org.uk/news-and-blog/…

We've received three new sets of formal #FitnessToPractise allegations today (1 x GMC, 2 x HCPC), all with the usual 28-day deadline notwithstanding the Christmas period. I just feel "Did you REALLY need to send those out less than 2 weeks before Christmas?". The GMC case relates to an incident in Spring 2023, the HCPC ones date back to Winter 2020 and Autumn 2022. Why is it necessary to destroy a healthcare professional's Christmas on top of them already enduring the FtP process for years? And when Christmas is already well-known to be a mental health risk point? @The_HCPC @gmcuk

@MartinSLewis My patents bought two, £1 each. One in 1958 and one in 1959. They haven’t won anything.

Can anyone beat not winning for 64yrs!